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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · 21d

Australian Archaeology Volume 91 Issue 2 is now complete and available online. All original articles are open access! 🔑⬇️
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Sep 10

New research! Excavations at Giligilina, on Papua New Guinea’s south coast, uncover Lapita pottery and shed new light on Late Lapita seafaring networks across Oceania, Torres Strait and the Australian coast.🔓
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Sep 8

New research by Shaye Fraser and colleagues shows nearly 60% of Registered Aboriginal Places on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country are associated with volcanic stony rises—landforms now under threat from urban growth. 🔓
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Sep 1

Georgia Stannard reviews Teaching Ancient Australia by Duncan Wright and Dave Johnston as “accurate, accessible, and built on community-based case studies.”

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Aug 24

Far from isolated: Evidence from Walufeni Cave reveals trade routes connecting coast, plateau & highlands for over 3,200 years.
Read about this research in The Conversation, based on a recent Australian Archaeology article.
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Ancient shells and pottery reveal the vast 3,200-years-old trade routes of Oceania’s Indigenous peoples

This study is the first archaeological research undertaken on New Guinea’s Great Papuan Plateau. Among the finds are a number of sea snail shells modified for use.

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Aug 24

How did marine shells end up 200 km inland? Walufeni Cave reveals a 3,250-year-old story of trade, migration and cultural connection across Papua New Guinea’s Great Papuan Plateau.🔓⤵️

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out new article by Jamie Rachcoff, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and colleagues, who are using LiDAR to identify earth rings on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Jul 28

New article by Madeleine Kelly and colleagues document rare ‘finger flutings’—marks made when people run their fingers along soft cave walls and ceilings—in New Guinea II Cave, GunaiKurnai Country, Gippsland. 🔑🔓⬇️
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 28

It’s time to give you (and us) a little pat on the back:

Australian Archaeology has DOUBLED our downloads since last year. Thank you to everyone who supports the journal and archaeological research in Australia. 🎉🎈🎊
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 27

Papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

McConnell et al. reflects on their reform proposals and clarifies the roles for both State and Federal jurisdictions in managing Aboriginal heritage into the future.

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Exploring the need and potential for national Indigenous heritage legislation in Australia: Forum Response

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 26

Papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Peter Veth analyses key theoretical and practical aspects of designing and implementing a national heritage legislation and how it might operate 'on the ground'.

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The case for a new national Indigenous heritage protection act

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 26

Papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Andrew Sneddon analyses rights-based heritage approaches, as supported by Australia ICOMOS, the Burra Charter & his personal experience in Aboriginal heritage management.

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The devil’s in the detail: The challenges of enacting rights-based heritage legislation in Australia

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 22

AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Pekeri Ruska analyses the proposed framework from a legal perspective and reviews recent failings by the Commonwealth in meeting Indigenous heritage protection aspirations.

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The critical need for cultural heritage legislation reform: Reimagining the boundaries of change

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 22

Papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Michelle Richards examines some of the theoretical elements and reflects on the ways theoretical arguments about heritage policy &legislation have been cast.

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Why wait until it’s too late? A precautionary tale for Indigenous cultural heritage protection in Australia

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 20

Check out papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Rosalie Neve analyses a specific case and sheds further light on the issues that brought about the calls for national legislation in the first place.

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Reflections of a former Aboriginal cultural heritage regulator

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 19

Check out papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Rebekah Kurpiel examines the practical side of the debate and considers how an organisation like the Australian Archaeological Association should be involved.

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Cast in a supporting role: The Australian Archaeological Association Inc. and national heritage legislation

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 14

Papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Fiona Hook highlights the proposed provisions that limit the ability of Traditional Owners to override government decisions to destroy significant heritage places.

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WA’s heritage laws are failing—and it’s a national problem

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 13

Check out papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Neale Draper provides an analysis of the practical aspects of national heritage legislation and how it might operate ‘on the ground’.

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The top-down approach is the only way to avoid going bottom-up

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 11

Check out papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

Steve Brown offers novel perspectives on heritage discourse, in particular his challenging of the concept of ‘intangible heritage’.

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Aligning Indigenous ontologies and legislation: Resisting Western formulations of intangible heritage and values approaches

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 9

Check out papers in AA’s national Indigenous heritage legislation forum:

McConnell et al. critically analyse the need for national Indigenous heritage legislation, emphasizing a values- and rights-based approach.

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Exploring the need and potential for national Indigenous heritage legislation in Australia

Australian Indigenous heritage legislation has been revealed as mostly having low competency and not being fit for purpose for protecting Indigenous heritage, and it desperately needs to be reforme...

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · May 6

Does Australia need national Indigenous heritage legislation? What form should it take? Check out AA's Forum, with McConnell et al.'s original article and response and 9 commentary articles, addressing these (+more) questions.

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School of Humanities @usyd-humanities.bsky.social · Apr 30

NOW OPEN: Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coastal Archaeology
For PhD research on the coastal archaeology of GunaiKurnai Country (Gippsland, Victoria) for up to 3 years. Closes 9/7/2025
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Apr 8

‘In a unique and terrible way, Stanner’s cautions are still relevant and his rhetoric sharp.’

Cate Sexton and Claire Smith review an anthology of W.E.H. Stanner’s writings on Australian Aboriginal culture and societies more than 50 years after they were written.🔽
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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Apr 1

New article by Bruno David and colleagues advocates for the importance of identifying short-term and momentary events in the archaeological record through case studies from around Australia. 🔑🔓🔽

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Australian Archaeology @austarchj.bsky.social · Mar 24

Australian Archaeology Editorial 'Equity in publication is paramount' is now out.

The editorial team discuss some worrying and inequitable aspects of the trend towards Open Access journal publishing that are only now surfacing.

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Equity in publication is paramount: Editorial

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