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Significant Adnyamathanha rock paintings at Arkaroo Rock (Akurra Adnya) are now easier to view after the installation of a beautifully designed new screen and upgraded viewing area, and careful cleaning www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/p... #rockart /em
Welcome back to Arkaroo Rock, an ancient treasure in the Flinders…
If you’re visiting the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, don’t miss this popular walk to experience a cultural treasure. Significant Adnyamathanha rock…
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Significant Adnyamathanha rock paintings at Arkaroo Rock (Akurra Adnya) are now easier to view after the installation of a beautifully designed new screen and upgraded viewing area, and careful cleaning www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/p... #rockart /em
The AAA Conference in Fremantle is approaching venue capacity. Registrations will be closed off as follows:
Non-Members -5pm (AEDT) Fri 14 Nov
Members -5pm (AEDT) Mon 17 Nov
AAA advises that you check accommodation availability before committing to other expenses www.aaaconference.com.au #AAA48
Non-Members -5pm (AEDT) Fri 14 Nov
Members -5pm (AEDT) Mon 17 Nov
AAA advises that you check accommodation availability before committing to other expenses www.aaaconference.com.au #AAA48
AAA2025 | Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference 2025
2-5 December 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The AAA Conference in Fremantle is approaching venue capacity. Registrations will be closed off as follows:
Non-Members -5pm (AEDT) Fri 14 Nov
Members -5pm (AEDT) Mon 17 Nov
AAA advises that you check accommodation availability before committing to other expenses www.aaaconference.com.au #AAA48
Non-Members -5pm (AEDT) Fri 14 Nov
Members -5pm (AEDT) Mon 17 Nov
AAA advises that you check accommodation availability before committing to other expenses www.aaaconference.com.au #AAA48
✈️ Still thinking about attending the AAA 2025 conference but haven't yet booked flights? Remember that registered delegates and travel partners can access 10% domestic and 5% international discounts on selected flights through Qantas’ dedicated portal www.aaaconference.com.au/flight-disco... #AAA48
Flight Discounts | AAA2025
Qantas is proud to be the exclusive airline partner for the AAA/AIMA 2025 Conference in Walyalup (Fremantle), Western Australia. Registered delegates and their accompanying travel partners can access…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
✈️ Still thinking about attending the AAA 2025 conference but haven't yet booked flights? Remember that registered delegates and travel partners can access 10% domestic and 5% international discounts on selected flights through Qantas’ dedicated portal www.aaaconference.com.au/flight-disco... #AAA48
Have you checked out the full conference program for the AAA 2025 conference in Fremantle in December? We hope to see you there! www.aaaconference.com.au/fullprogram/ #AAA48
Full Progran | AAA2025
Australian Encounters SymposiumWA Maritime Museum Theatre, Victoria Quay, Fremantle
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Have you checked out the full conference program for the AAA 2025 conference in Fremantle in December? We hope to see you there! www.aaaconference.com.au/fullprogram/ #AAA48
Renewed push to revive Sydney's historic Glebe Island Bridge after 30 years of ruin www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... /em
Renewed push to revive historic 'old swing bridge' sitting idle for 30 years
Beneath Sydney's Anzac Bridge lies a lesser-known, heritage-listed landmark that has been dormant for three decades.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Renewed push to revive Sydney's historic Glebe Island Bridge after 30 years of ruin www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... /em
Five historic Sydney warehouses slated for adaptive reuse with a proposal to use “the existing built fabric as a framework for innovative spatial and architectural expression.” architectureau.com/articles/fiv... /em
Five historic Sydney warehouses slated for adaptive reuse
DKO and Aileen Sage’s proposal uses “the existing built fabric as a framework for innovative spatial and architectural expression.”
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November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Five historic Sydney warehouses slated for adaptive reuse with a proposal to use “the existing built fabric as a framework for innovative spatial and architectural expression.” architectureau.com/articles/fiv... /em
Save the Date for the AusTAG (Australian Theoretical Archaeology Group) conference to be held next year in May at Adelaide University #ozarch /em
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Save the Date for the AusTAG (Australian Theoretical Archaeology Group) conference to be held next year in May at Adelaide University #ozarch /em
Western Australia's Carnarvon heritage attractions are being left in disrepair while tourist numbers fall www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... /em
'Cowboy town' divided over keeping its heritage assets
Residents of a historic WA town are frustrated that their heritage icons are being left in disrepair.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Western Australia's Carnarvon heritage attractions are being left in disrepair while tourist numbers fall www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... /em
Storey & Ward Lawyers are offering a professional development seminar 'Negotiating Native Title in the Move to Net-Zero' in Melbourne on Wed 3 December for those working in climate policy, on- and off-shore renewable energy zones, and carbon sequestration www.storeyward.com.au/training-cla... /em
Negotiating Native Title in the Move to Net-Zero: Challenges & Opportunities for Traditional Owners in Australia | Storey & Ward
Early Bird Special: Book before COB Friday 21 November 2025: $1250.00
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Storey & Ward Lawyers are offering a professional development seminar 'Negotiating Native Title in the Move to Net-Zero' in Melbourne on Wed 3 December for those working in climate policy, on- and off-shore renewable energy zones, and carbon sequestration www.storeyward.com.au/training-cla... /em
Archaeologists working to unravel the history of a shipwreck exposed on a beach in northern New South Wales during Cyclone Alfred have discovered the vessel is likely of North American origin www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #maritimearchaeology /em
Timber sample helps identify shipwreck unearthed by Cyclone Alfred
The identity of a shipwreck that was exposed in northern New South Wales by Cyclone Alfred has been narrowed down to just 13 vessels.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Archaeologists working to unravel the history of a shipwreck exposed on a beach in northern New South Wales during Cyclone Alfred have discovered the vessel is likely of North American origin www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #maritimearchaeology /em
WA Maritime Museum is hosting the Australian Encounters Symposium, 'Global Encounters and First Nations Peoples: 1000 Years of Australian History' and' Mobilising Dutch East India Company Collection', 1 Dec 9am - 4.30pm in person and live streamed www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...
Australian Encounters
A one-day workshop exploring the diverse histories of encounter across Australasia.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
WA Maritime Museum is hosting the Australian Encounters Symposium, 'Global Encounters and First Nations Peoples: 1000 Years of Australian History' and' Mobilising Dutch East India Company Collection', 1 Dec 9am - 4.30pm in person and live streamed www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...
A Conversation piece - 25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space theconversation.com/25-years-of-... /em
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A Conversation piece - 25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space theconversation.com/25-years-of-... /em
'Heartbreaking' decline of former Western Australian mission sites sparks call for truth and healing nit.com.au/28-10-2025/2... /em
Exclusive: 'Heartbreaking' decline of former mission sites sparks call for truth and healing
Concerns have been raised about the state of former mission sites in Western Australia's south west.Sites including Marribank, formerly known as Carrolup Native Settlement, Wandering Mission and…
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'Heartbreaking' decline of former Western Australian mission sites sparks call for truth and healing nit.com.au/28-10-2025/2... /em
Join the National Trust (Victoria) and their team of qualified archaeologists for a hands-on exploration of Australia’s past at their Archaeology Open Day this Sunday www.nationaltrust.org.au/event/archae... /em
Archaeology Open Day – National Trust
Join the National Trust and our team of qualified archaeologists for a hands-on exploration of Australia’s past.
www.nationaltrust.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Join the National Trust (Victoria) and their team of qualified archaeologists for a hands-on exploration of Australia’s past at their Archaeology Open Day this Sunday www.nationaltrust.org.au/event/archae... /em
Deakin University is offering a new PhD scholarship opportunity ‘Representing Rail: Railway Heritage in Transnational Contexts’ as part of a multi-disciplinary ARC research project ‘Derailing Empire: A Transcultural and Gendered History of Australian Rail’ www.deakin.edu.au/study/fees-a... /em
HDR Scholarship - Representing Rail: Railway Heritage in Transnational Contexts
Conduct research in railway heritage in transnational contexts with Deakin's PhD scholarship.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Deakin University is offering a new PhD scholarship opportunity ‘Representing Rail: Railway Heritage in Transnational Contexts’ as part of a multi-disciplinary ARC research project ‘Derailing Empire: A Transcultural and Gendered History of Australian Rail’ www.deakin.edu.au/study/fees-a... /em
AACAI NSW/ACT invites you to join Dr Nina Kononenko for a full-day, hands-on workshop exploring the fundamentals of lithic technology. 9-4pm, Thursday 20 November in Alexandria Park, Sydney. Cost: $200 (AACAI member), $300 (non-member), free (First Nations) events.humanitix.com/lithic-knapp... /em
Lithic Knapping Workshop
Lithic Knapping Workshop with Dr Nina Kononenko
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November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
AACAI NSW/ACT invites you to join Dr Nina Kononenko for a full-day, hands-on workshop exploring the fundamentals of lithic technology. 9-4pm, Thursday 20 November in Alexandria Park, Sydney. Cost: $200 (AACAI member), $300 (non-member), free (First Nations) events.humanitix.com/lithic-knapp... /em
Archaeology students at The University of Western Australia have gained professional experience through excavation work at a historic settlement in central Greenough, south of Geraldton in Western Australia www.uwa.edu.au/news/article... /em
Students dig in for historical excavation and survey
Archaeology students at UWA gained professional experience through excavation work at a historic settlement in central Greenough, WA.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Archaeology students at The University of Western Australia have gained professional experience through excavation work at a historic settlement in central Greenough, south of Geraldton in Western Australia www.uwa.edu.au/news/article... /em
Legislation to enshrine a democratically elected body for First Peoples has been passed in Victoria's parliament. The Gellung Warl body will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous people www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... /em
Australian-first treaty legislation passes in Victorian parliament
Historic legislation has passed that will see the creation of an Indigenous council that will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Legislation to enshrine a democratically elected body for First Peoples has been passed in Victoria's parliament. The Gellung Warl body will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous people www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... /em
Queensland's heritage laws criticised as Broadway Hotel owners propose demolishing vandalised wings www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... /em
How developers can benefit from arsonists torching heritage buildings
Queensland's weak heritage laws allow developers to benefit from arsonists torching their heritage buildings, an urban planner says.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Queensland's heritage laws criticised as Broadway Hotel owners propose demolishing vandalised wings www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... /em
Traditional owners mark 40th anniversary of Uluru handback in London www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
Traditional owners mark 40th anniversary of Uluru handback in London
Anangu traditional owners have marked 40 years since Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park was handed back to their people. The handback was a landmark moment for Aboriginal land rights in Australia and a…
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November 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Traditional owners mark 40th anniversary of Uluru handback in London www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
One of the oldest school buildings in South Australia has been saved from demolition after a local campaign to save it from the bulldozers www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in... /em
State’s old school saved from bulldozers in eastern suburbs - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
One of the oldest school buildings in South Australia would not face bulldozers after a local campaign to save it.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
One of the oldest school buildings in South Australia has been saved from demolition after a local campaign to save it from the bulldozers www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in... /em
The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM) "More than materials: collaborative approaches in cultural heritage conservation" conference will be in Brisbane from 12-14 November. Delegates can also attend online.
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Conservation conference invites broader sector to join conversations in heritage protection
The upcoming conservation conference will consider how to protect Australian art and cultural heritage
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October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM) "More than materials: collaborative approaches in cultural heritage conservation" conference will be in Brisbane from 12-14 November. Delegates can also attend online.
www.artshub.com.au/news/news/co... /em
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A new study on one fossil that has long been associated with the megafauna hunting theory now suggests the bone was cut by Aboriginal people long after the animal had died and fossilised in a West Australian cave www.abc.net.au/news/science... /em #ozarch
Did humans kill Australia's ancient megafauna? Bone study prompts rethink
Palaeontologists say there is no hard evidence in the fossil record that extinct Australian megafauna were butchered by First Nations people.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A new study on one fossil that has long been associated with the megafauna hunting theory now suggests the bone was cut by Aboriginal people long after the animal had died and fossilised in a West Australian cave www.abc.net.au/news/science... /em #ozarch
Mammoth Geospatial in collaboration with, and endorsed by AACAI, has developed a one-day QGIS Workshop for Heritage Professionals which has run in Perth and Brisbane and is now coming to Melbourne on Friday 21 November 9am-4.30pm at La Trobe Uni mammothgeospatial.com/qgis-worksho... /em
Mammoth Geospatial - Free and Open Source GIS Specialists
Leading open source GIS and QGIS provider, based in Perth, Australia
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October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Mammoth Geospatial in collaboration with, and endorsed by AACAI, has developed a one-day QGIS Workshop for Heritage Professionals which has run in Perth and Brisbane and is now coming to Melbourne on Friday 21 November 9am-4.30pm at La Trobe Uni mammothgeospatial.com/qgis-worksho... /em
A Conversation piece "How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang" theconversation.com/how-forensic... /em #ozarch
How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang
Grip marks, blood and fire damage hint at the fascinating history of a non-returning boomerang.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A Conversation piece "How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang" theconversation.com/how-forensic... /em #ozarch