Flinders University Archaeology

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’.

Call for Papers HURRY as it closes on the 31st May

The 2026 AIMA Conference will be held in Geelong
Friday 18th to Sunday 20th.

Across the world many individuals share a deep passion for maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage. We are captivated by shipwrecks, by maritime histories, and the sites and artefacts that now rest beneath the water’s surface.

While a small number pursue maritime archaeology as a profession, it is those who engage in this study “for the love of it” who form the true backbone of maritime archaeology.

All the details are here for the conference!
https://www.aima-underwater.org.au/app/events/events/view?event=aima-conference-2026

Always great fun at Archaeology Open Days!

New paper alert! The VOC’s mapping of the Maldives: navigation, shipwrecks, and cartography in the heart of the Indian Ocean
Ruud Stelten & Wendy van Duivenvoorde
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23729333.2026.2645321

Great to partner with Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation and work with Malik again

Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research

Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research Abstract. Knowledge exchanges between Indigenous and scientific communities occur regularly, with researchers frequently seeking and benefiting from Indige