Australian Capital Territory

Events

18 May 2010 : 'Stone tools, ethnographic artefacts and photographs - George Horne's 1922 Lake Eyre collections'?
David Kaus is a senior curator in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs at the National Museum of Australia. David holds an Honours degree in Archaeology from the ANU and a Masters degree in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of Canberra. He has had a long association with the National Museum's Indigenous collections and has published two books and several articles on them. David has recently commenced detailed research on Horne's collection and his talk will focus on material acquired during a trip to Mungeranie on the Birdsville track in 1922. While at Mungeranie Horne recorded information about stone tools and wooden implements directly from local Aboriginal people which led to the publication of a book with George Aiston, Savage Life in Central Australia, in 1924. David will discuss the information Horne recorded and show images of artefacts from Horne's collection and photographs taken during Horne's trip. Dig deeper...

19 May 2010 : Launch of new book 'Writing About Archaeology ' by Prof Graham Connah
The ANU Co-op Bookshop, in conjunction with the Canberra Archaeological Society and the Centre for Archaeological Research, are pleased to invite you to the launch of Prof Graham Connah’s new book Writing About Archaeology published by Cambridge University Press. Refreshment will be served Dig deeper...

19 May 2010 : The Rocks archaeological site
A talk on the history and archaeology of the Rocks site and its modern incarnation as an example of conservation and public archaeology by Patricia Saunders. Consultant archaeologist and CAS member, Trish Saunders, will give a talk on 'The Big Dig Site at Sydney Harbour YHA in The Rocks: conserving our historic heritage". This is part of the Canberra Archaeological Society/Centre for Archaeological Research lecture series. Dig deeper...

22 May 2010 : Visit to archaeological sites at Gungahlin: The Ginninderra Blacksmith’s Shop and ‘The Valley’ homestead.
Peter Dowling will tell us about the history, results of excavations and conservation saga of the Blacksmith’s shop, with some good news this year due to interest from our Chief Minister. Helen Cooke will then tell us the history of ‘The Valley’ homestead, the past residents and the plans for conservation. Meet at the Ginninderra Blacksmiths Shop, Barton Highway, Nicholls at 2pm. Take the unsealed entrance towards the Golf Club maintenance depot (south of Gold Creek Road) on the left hand side heading towards the city. We will drive to ‘The Valley’ arriving at about 3pm and after our visit and talk we can repair to the George Harcourt around 4pm for a beverage and discussion of what roles CAS can play in conserving and presenting these historic places – or the footy scores, or any other topic that strikes us. Dig deeper...

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