Archaeological Society of Victoria
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The Archaeological Society of Victoria was formed in 1964 from the efforts of University of Melbourne
academic William (Bill) Culican
in response to the enthusiastic response to his archaeology lectures run through the CAE
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It was later combined with the Anthropological Society of Victoria
to create the Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria
or AASV. Among its contribution to the archaeology discipline in Victoria, it undertook excavations at Dry Creek, Keilor
in the early 1970s, to uncover evidence of Pleistocene Aboriginal occupation.
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
academic William (Bill) Culican
William (Bill) Culican
William Culican was an Australian archaeologist and lecturer in `Biblical Archaeology’ and `Pre-Classical Antiquity’ at the University of Melbourne....
in response to the enthusiastic response to his archaeology lectures run through the CAE
Centre for Adult Education
The Centre for Adult Education , originally founded in 1947 as the Council for Adult Education, is a Victorian-based adult education institution. It is funded by the Adult Community and Further Education Division ....
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It was later combined with the Anthropological Society of Victoria
Anthropological Society of Victoria
The Anthropological Society of Victoria was formed in 1934, in response to the efforts of gifted lecturer Frederic Wood Jones who attracted an enthusiastic non-academic audience to his public lectures in the 1930s....
to create the Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria
Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria
The Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria or AASV is an incorporated association formed in 1976 in Melbourne, Australia through the amalgamation of two earlier societies, the Anthropological Society of Victoria formed in 1934, and the Archaeological Society of Victoria formed in 1964...
or AASV. Among its contribution to the archaeology discipline in Victoria, it undertook excavations at Dry Creek, Keilor
Keilor archaeological site
The Keilor archaeological site was among the first places to demonstrate the antiquity of Aboriginal occupation of Australia when a cranium, unearthed in 1940, was found to be nearly 15,000 years old. Subsequent investigations of Pleistocene alluvial terraces revealed hearths about 31,000 years BP,...
in the early 1970s, to uncover evidence of Pleistocene Aboriginal occupation.