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Australian archaeology is a large sub-field in the discipline of archaeology.Archaeology in Australia takes four main forms: Aboriginal archaeology (the archaeology of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before and after European settlement), historical archaeology (the archaeology of Australia after European settlement), maritime archaeology and the archaeology of the ...
The origins of historical archaeology in Australia are generally believed to lie in archaeological investigations by the late William (Bill) Culican at Fossil Beach in Victoria, [5] research at Port Essington, Northern Territory by Jim Allen at the Australian National University in 1966-1968 [6] and Judy Birmingham (from the University of Sydney) working at Irrawang Pottery in the Hunter ...
Archaeological sites in Western Australia (3 P) R. Rock shelters in Australia (4 C, 6 P) S. Stone circles in Australia (4 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites ...
Pages in category "Archaeology of Australia" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Australia's longest continuously licensed public house, established originally in 1815. It was originally used as a tavern, and also as a church. The site includes deep underground tunnels, which seasonally were deep enough to access the earth's magma for heating. The tunnels still exist under the pub, but are currently blocked. [37] Cadmans ...
Archaeological evidence points to people first arriving in Australia around 50,000 years ago and in Victoria shortly after. Sites over 22,000 years old have been found at Kow Swamp Archaeological Site and the Keilor archaeological site. [9] A cranium found at the site has been dated at between 12,000 [10] and 14,700 years BP. [9]
The site is located at the confluence of Dry Creek and the Maribyrnong River, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Keilor, Victoria at The site was found when artefacts were exposed in sand quarries, and as a result of increased bank erosion of the river terraces due to runoff from the then recently opened Melbourne Airport.
There are 20 World Heritage Sites in Australia, with a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in Australia added to the list were the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, and Willandra Lakes Region, at the fifth session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Sydney, in 1981. [4]