Flinders University Archaeology

Great fun on Open Day https://www.flinders.edu.au/study/courses/bachelor-archaeology

THURSDAY SEMINAR ALERT

Join us on the 30th of July at 3 PM in North Theatre 2 (Humanities) to hear Louise Brooke (Maritime Archaeology, Flinders University) present ‘A cross-methodological approach to identifying coastal and submerged archaeological sites in northern Australia’.

Join us in person, or online via the Teams link below
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ABC news: Archaeologists in northern France look to shed light on diggers' sacrifice, with our own Dr Daryl Wesley https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/hopes-new-dig-in-poziers-could-shed-light-on-diggers/106956984

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1133756

Evidence identifies ancient Aboriginal mining in the Riverland Flinders University researchers, in partnership with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation, have found evidence that points to 7000 years of Aboriginal mining of stones at Sugarloaf Hill in South Australia’s Riverland.

Congratulations to our own Professor Liam Brady on being awarded a Matthew Flinders Professorship from Flinders University.

A Matthew Flinders Professorship or Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have sustained outstanding research performance or scholarly, creative and artistic achievements, with a track record of distinguished contribution to research as evidenced by the awarding of external funding. Individuals must also showcase outstanding service to the University, professional or public life in the form of research leadership, mentorship of other researchers or supervision of HDR students.

Matthew Flinders Professors or Fellows are recognised for service to their fields of academic expertise and to the University.

Professor Liam Brady, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Director of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Archaeology in the Resources Sector. Professor Brady is the Lead Chief Investigator for the ARC Linkage project, Investigating the archaeological values of Marra cultural heritage sites, and Chief Investigator for ARC Discovery Indigenous, Indigenist Archaeology: new ways of knowing the past and present. His leadership in research and teaching and mentorship through higher degree supervision continues to contribute to our understanding of Indigenous material culture.

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Investigating Colonial Port Development through the Lloyd’s Register Archive Using the Lloyd’s Register Archive to investigate the development of colonial ports in Australia and Pakistan

Great fun at the Flinders Archaeology and History Society table quiz!

PhD candidate Declan Miller presenting on our archaeological seminar series on his thesis topic ‘From the Maloti-Drakensburg to Namaqualand: Geoarchaeological insights from three Middle Stone Age rockshelter records’.