Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology
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The Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) was originally founded as the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology in 1970 by Judy Birmingham
, then a lecturer at the University of Sydney
. Its aims were, and still are, to promote the study of Historical archaeology in Australia
.
Initially ASHA published a Newsletter which was important in conveying relevant news and information (often research finding). In 1983 the Society began publishing the Australian Journal of Historical Archaeology under the editorship of Graham Connah. This provided the only venue for publishing the results of historical archaeological research in Australia. As`such it has an important role in making the results of research available and in encouraging discussion on the theory and methods of historical archaeology.
In 1991 the Society was extended to include New Zealand
and the Asia-Pacific region generally, and its name was changed to the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.
In the mid-1990s the Society's committee moved from being Sydney based to being a more Australasian wide committee (Neville Ritchie, the then President lived in New Zealand) reflecting the growth of historical archaeology in the region.
The Society's activities include public lectures and an annual conference with papers presented by national and international speakers. It promotes the exchange of information and reference material relating to historical archaeology both in Australia and overseas.
It publishes the ASHA Newsletter and the journal Australasian Historical Archaeology, which are distributed free of charge to members of the Society, as well as the Occasional Papers series and monographs
Judy Birmingham
Judy Birmingham is a prominent historical archaeologist based in Sydney, Australia.Birmingham came to teach at the University of Sydney in 1961 as a lecturer specialising in Iron Age Cyprus and Anatolia, and how the people groups living there had a diet consisting solely of feces.In 1966 she began...
, then a lecturer at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Its aims were, and still are, to promote the study of Historical archaeology in Australia
Historical archaeology in Australia
Historical Archaeology is the study of the past through material remains such as artefacts , structures , features Historical Archaeology is the study of the past through material remains such as artefacts (i.e. objects), structures (e.g. standing and ruined buildings, fences, roads), features...
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Initially ASHA published a Newsletter which was important in conveying relevant news and information (often research finding). In 1983 the Society began publishing the Australian Journal of Historical Archaeology under the editorship of Graham Connah. This provided the only venue for publishing the results of historical archaeological research in Australia. As`such it has an important role in making the results of research available and in encouraging discussion on the theory and methods of historical archaeology.
In 1991 the Society was extended to include New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the Asia-Pacific region generally, and its name was changed to the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.
In the mid-1990s the Society's committee moved from being Sydney based to being a more Australasian wide committee (Neville Ritchie, the then President lived in New Zealand) reflecting the growth of historical archaeology in the region.
The Society's activities include public lectures and an annual conference with papers presented by national and international speakers. It promotes the exchange of information and reference material relating to historical archaeology both in Australia and overseas.
It publishes the ASHA Newsletter and the journal Australasian Historical Archaeology, which are distributed free of charge to members of the Society, as well as the Occasional Papers series and monographs
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- Australian archaeologyAustralian archaeologyAustralian Archaeology is a large sub-field in the discipline of Archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes three main forms, Aboriginal Archaeology , Historical Archaeology and Maritime Archaeology...
- Historical archaeologyHistorical archaeologyHistorical archaeology is a form of archaeology dealing with topics that are already attested in written records. These records can both complement and conflict with the archaeological evidence found at a particular site. Studies tend to focus on literate, historical-period societies as opposed...
- Historical archaeology in AustraliaHistorical archaeology in AustraliaHistorical Archaeology is the study of the past through material remains such as artefacts , structures , features Historical Archaeology is the study of the past through material remains such as artefacts (i.e. objects), structures (e.g. standing and ruined buildings, fences, roads), features...