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SUMMARY:National Archaeology Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:National Archaeology Week returns in 2026!\nOur annual celebration of Australian archaeology and archaeologists will run in 2026 from the 17th to the 23th of May.\n\n\nThroughout NAW we will be hosting events\, sharing profiles and insights\, and running our popular Bake It! Make It! competition. Hope you can join us!\n\n\nTo find out more visit our website: https://archaeologyweek.org/\n\nNational Archaeology Week aims to increase public awareness of Australian archaeology and the work of Australian archaeologists both at home and abroad\, and to promote the importance of protecting Australia’s unique archaeological heritage. \nHeld in the third week of May\, this nationwide program of events and activities includes public lectures\, seminars\, exhibitions\, demonstration excavations\, displays\, and other events designed to engage with the general public. \n 
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/national-archaeology-week-2026/
LOCATION:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260521T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260521T233000
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SUMMARY:Unearthed 2026 Series: Less is More? Sustainability & Significance in Archaeological Collections
DESCRIPTION:Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) holds extensive archaeological material generated though decades of excavation. Past approaches to collection management\, however\, has separated it from broader collection systems\, limiting accessibility and obscuring its significance within the wider organisational context. In recent years\, PAHSMA have been advancing a more integrated\, whole-of-collection approach that brings archaeological material into alignment with established collection management regimes. \nThis talk is presented as part of National Archaeology Week 2026. \nThursday 21 May\, 10:30 am – 11:30 am\nOnline\nAnyone can view and join.\nAbout Unearthed \nUnearthed is a series of programs recognising the contributions of archaeology to our knowledge and understanding of Australian convict heritage hosted by Port Arthur Historic Sites.
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/unearthed-2026-series-less-is-more-sustainability-significance-in-archaeological-collections/
LOCATION:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260522T083000
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SUMMARY:Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop 2026
DESCRIPTION:Extent Heritage is pleased to host the 2026 Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop (SHAP)\, returning on Friday 22 May 2026 at the Museum of Sydney\, as part of National Archaeology Week (18–24 May 2026). \nSHAP 2026 brings together historical archaeology practitioners\, academics\, and students from across New South Wales for a day of discussion\, knowledge-sharing\, and critical reflection on contemporary practice. \nThis year’s theme\, People\, Power and Place\, invites participants to explore how power structures\, community voices\, and the character of place influence what is investigated\, preserved\, and interpreted. The program will highlight recent projects\, emerging methodologies\, and critical perspectives that examine not only what we excavate\, but why\, for whom\, and with what impact. \nDate: Friday 22 May\, 2026\nTime: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm\nVenue: Museum of Sydney \nIf you want to participate\, submit your presentation abstract here by the 1 May 2026 \nTickets are now on sale: https://events.humanitix.com/shap2026/tickets \nFor more information about tickets and attendance\, visit the SHAP page on our website or follow @extentheritage on social media for live updates
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/2026-sydney-historical-archaeology-practitioners-workshop/
LOCATION:Museum of Sydney\, Cnr Bridge Street &\, Phillip St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260522T164500
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SUMMARY:Cultural Heritage Practitioners Tasmania Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:Looking Backwards – Looking Forwards: 30 Years and 50 Years of Tasmania’s State Cultural Heritage Legislation\nThis Symposium provides an opportunity after 50 years of operation of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 (formerly the Aboriginal Relics Act 1975) and almost 30 years of operation of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 to review these two key pieces of Tasmanian cultural heritage legislation. It is an opportunity to explore how well this heritage is understood\, valued and managed today\, how well the legislation has worked to achieve this\, and what might be required to provide better protections for Tasmania’s cultural heritage into the future. \nThe Symposium provides a forum for cultural heritage and allied professionals to share their knowledge and experience to help inform future legislative change. It aims to bring together a range of voices\, to present informed perspectives\, and engender discussion to help ensure that future legislation meets the range of needs and is relevant and effective. \nCome and join the discussion\, and help encourage the development of best practice cultural heritage legislation for Tasmania. \nThis milestone event is being held in National Archaeology Week 2026. \nDate \n\nFriday 22 May 2026 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM (UTC+10)\n\nLocation \n\nHadleys Orient Hotel (John Webb Room)\n34 Murray Street\, Hobart Tasmania 7000\n\nPricing:  \n\nFull day Symposium (with lunch and refreshments) – $8\nMorning Only (with lunch) – $55\n\nEnquiries: \nTo Anne McConnell\, CHPT Coordinator – annemc@aaa.net.au\, or phone (03 6239 1494). \nCultural Heritage Practitioners Tasmania is a non-profit group comprising heritage practitioners from a range of disciplines. Formed in 1997\, Cultural Heritage Practitioners Tasmania has an expert and long-term perspective on cultural heritage management in Tasmania\, and an interest in the ongoing protection of significant Tasmanian cultural heritage. \nProvisional Programme  \nAboriginal Heritage Legislation \n\nAn Aboriginal speaker (Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre) – speaker and title to be advised\nCaleb Pedder – Reflections on the Operation and Management of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 over the last Thirty Years\nGreg Jackman – Objectives\, Officialdom and Outcomes: Aspects of the Aboriginal Heritage Act performance in working landscapes – a view from Hydro Tasmania\nJamin Moon – Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Legislation: A Victorian Perspective\nAlice Johnson – Aboriginal Heritage Bill Exposure Draft.\nAboriginal Heritage Discussion and Wrap Up\n\nHistoric Heritage Legislation \n\nMelissa Ford – Administering the Historic Cultural Heritage Act\nLucy Burke-Smith – Minimum Standards of Maintenance and Repair: Legislative strategies to avoid demolition by neglect\nJen Jones Travers – Recognising and Protecting Tasmania’s Archaeology under the HCHA1995: A Review\nAnne McConnell – Looking Forwards and Outwards: The need for better protection for historic heritage at the landscape scale in Tasmania\nDanielle Gray – Heritage and Planning Interplay in Tasmania under the Resource Management Planning System\nRichard Mackay – Looking Backwards – in Tasmania it was the 1970s!\nHistoric Heritage Discussion and Wrap Up
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/cultural-heritage-practitioners-tasmania-symposium-2026/
LOCATION:Hadleys Orient Hotel\, 34 Murray Street\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Unearthed 2026 Series: A Virtual Tour of Point Puer Boys' Reformatory
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual tour of Point Puer\, the British Empire’s first purpose-built boys prison. \nThis talk first explores how archaeological research and historical records have been combined to create a detailed digital recreation of the site as it may have appeared in the 1840s. We will then step inside the 3D model and explore the prison in virtual form\, moving through its buildings and spaces to gain a deeper sense of what life may have been like for the young boys imprisoned at Point Puer. John’s work offers an insight into how digital technology is transforming the way archaeologists interpret and explore our past. \nThursday 28 May\, 10:30 am – 11:30 am\nOnline\nAnyone can view and join. \nAbout Unearthed \nUnearthed is a series of programs recognising the contributions of archaeology to our knowledge and understanding of Australian convict heritage hosted by Port Arthur Historic Sites. \nThis talk is presented in conjunction with ‘Little Depraved Felons: The Boys of Point Puer’\, an exhibition at Port Arthur Historic Site exploring the first purpose-built juvenile prison in the British Empire. \nAbout the presenter \nJohn Stephenson was introduced to the field of archaeology by accident while working in the oil and gas industry. He was lucky enough to be involved in unanticipated finds in WA\, Egypt\, and Papua New Guinea\, which sparked an interest in the application of digital technologies to identify\, record\, and interpret archaeological sites. On returning to Tasmania to live\, he undertook formal studies in Archaeology\, and has applied digital technologies to record and recreate many Tasmanian historic sites. John is the founder of Digital Heritage Studio.
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/unearthed-2026-series-a-virtual-tour-of-point-puer-boys-reformatory/
LOCATION:NSW
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SUMMARY:Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Finding Common Ground: 2026 ASHA Conference\, Brisbane \nSave the Date and Call for Papers \nMore than ever\, historical archaeology must bring together diverse practitioners\, methods and perspectives. For 2026 the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology presents our friendliest conference yet\, to give us all space to find our common ground. Join ASHA in sunny Brisbane on Friday and Saturday 21-22 August 2026 to explore what we share across our varied approaches and experience. This conference celebrates the discipline’s inclusivity while asking how we find shared purpose and understanding across different research traditions\, community partnerships\, theoretical frameworks\, and practical applications. ASHA conferences are well known for having a supportive atmosphere. We therefore particularly welcome early career archaeologists\, students and ‘HA-curious’ archaeologists to experience this for themselves! \nPaper submissions are now open. This year\, we are calling for conference paper submissions without sessions. We aim to provide space for papers on any topic relevant to ASHA\, from which papers will be aligned to create sessions. We hope to open up more genuinely cohesive session themes through this process and establish new common ground! \nPlease email conference@asha.org.au with your paper submission. Paper abstracts are due by 1 June 2026.
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/australasian-society-for-historical-archaeology-asha-conference-2026/
LOCATION:NSW
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
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SUMMARY:Australian National Archaeology Student Conference (NASC) 2026
DESCRIPTION:The National Archaeology Student Conference will be proudly hosted by The University of Queensland (UQ) between 30 September and 2 October 2026. This three-day\, student-led gathering will be held both in person on UQ’s St Lucia campus and online\, bringing together undergraduates\, honours candidates\, postgraduates\, and early-career researchers from across Australia. \nAt NASC\, you’ll have the chance to showcase your research in archaeology or ancient history through dynamic presentations and poster exhibitions in a welcoming environment. You’ll exchange ideas with fellow students and build connections with leaders from academia\, heritage consultancies\, museum professions\, and more. \nThis year\, there is a special focus on careers in archaeology. You’ll connect with industry experts and discover professional pathways at our in-person careers expo – all within a friendly\, collaborative atmosphere. \n\nCall for Abstracts \n\n\nAbstract submissions for NASC 2026 are now open and will close on the 30th of April 2026. Note that first authors/presenters\, whether doing a poster or presentation\, will need to register to attend the conference (which will go from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October 2026) by the 31st of July 2026. Please read the following information before preparing your submission. If you are unsure whether you are eligible to submit an abstract\, please email us at nascenquiries@gmail.com. \nAll applicants will be notified of their submissions outcome within two weeks of the closing date.  \nTo submit an abstract for consideration\, please fill out the Abstract Submission Form.
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/australian-national-archaeology-student-conference-2026/
LOCATION:University of Queensland\, 280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr\, Saint Lucia\, Queensland\, 4067\, Australia
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SUMMARY:NSW Aboriginal Archaeology Forum 2026
DESCRIPTION:The call for papers for the 2026 Forum is now open!\n\nThe Forum is a one-day symposium on First Nations archaeology in NSW\, for Aboriginal community\, archaeological consultants\, heritage managers and researchers. The forum has a focus on community and country\, with a key aim to bring community aspirations regarding archaeological research to the fore. It provides an opportunity to share knowledge; showcase current projects and achievements; and discuss aspirations for the future of archaeological conservation\, research and heritage management. The event includes short presentations and panel discussions on a range of areas important to community archaeology.\n\nThe 2026 Forum is presented by AACAI NSW/ACT Chapter and the Australian Museum with the generous support of the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney.\n\nWhen: Friday 30 October 2026\nWhere: Chau Chak Wing Museum\, University of Sydney\, Gadigal Country\nFor more information or to propose a paper: email NSWArchaeologyForum@gmail.com \nor visit https://www.nswaboriginalarchaeologyfutureforum.com.au/
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/new-aboriginal-archaeology-forum-2026/
LOCATION:Chau Chak Wing Museum\, University of Sydney\, Camperdown\, NSW\, 2050\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="AACAI NSW/ACT":MAILTO:AACAINSWACTChapter@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201
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SUMMARY:Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the theme for the 2026 Conference and look forward to welcoming you in Adelaide/Tarntanya\, SA from 1 – 4 December 2026. \nWe Remember—Stories from the Past\, Visions for the Future \nSubmit your ideas for sessions here
URL:https://www.aacai.com.au/event/australian-archaeological-association-aaa-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Adelaide Conention Centre\, North Terrace\, Adelaide\, South Australia\, 5000\, Australia
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