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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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Heritage Management
New Journal: First Issue: March 2008
Heritage Management is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a venue for using scholarly, professional, and indigenous knowledge to address broader societal concerns about managing cultural heritage. We address issues of resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, education, legal/legislative developments, public archaeology, and ethics.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The Skinner Fund For Physical Anthropology, Archaeology and EthnologyApplications for grants from the above fund, sponsored jointly by the
Royal Society of New Zealand, the Polynesian Society and the New Zealand
Archaeological Association, close on 1 April 2008. The purpose of the fund is to promote the study of the history, art,
culture, physical and social anthropology of the Maori and other
Polynesian peoples, particularly through the recording, survey,
excavation and scientific study of prehistoric and historic sites in New
Zealand and the islands of the South-west Pacific. This includes the
detailed analysis of all cultural, artistic, or physical remains which
have been recovered as the result of such investigations. To this end
both research projects having survey, recording, and excavation as their
goal, as well as those which propose to treat analytically and
comparatively materials already so recovered shall be deemed to have
equal weight. Preference will be given to well-documented research
plans which specify methodology and anticipated outcomes of the proposed
research. The amount available for distribution from the fund is not large and,
grants of about $1,000 will be allocated. Every recipient of a grant from the fund shall report to the Royal
Society of New Zealand before 30 June in the year after the grant was
made, showing in a general way the expenditure of the grant and the
progress made with the research. The results of research aided by grants from the fund, shall, where
possible, be published in New Zealand, with due acknowledgement of the
source of financial assistance, and one copy of any report stemming from
such research shall be sent to the Society. Please provide a current CV, an outline of your proposed research and a
budget. Applications should be sent to: The Executive Officer - Awards
Royal Society of New Zealand
P O Box 598
WELLINGTON 6140 All applications will be acknowledged.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Rediscovered Past: China in northern Australia 16-17 February, 2008 Organised by Chinese Heritage in Northern Australia Inc. (CHINA Inc) at the Cairns Library, Abbott Street, Cairns. QLD. 4870. Following the successful Rediscovered Past: China in northern Queensland conference held in Cairns in 2006, the organisers are pleased to announce a second conference, the sequel, to be held in 2008. Again this will be multidisciplinary event run over two days and will be open to contributions from all fields of Chinese Australian studies ? including history, archaeology, heritage management, law, literature, linguistics, art, and library science. If you think you would like to present at or attend the conference, please email an expression of interest to: china_nth@yahoo.com.au. The deadline for proposals on the conference theme is Monday, 31 December 2007. Secretary, Chinese Heritage In Northern Australia Inc Dr Kevin Rains 5 Railway Street EAST IPSWICH QLD Australia 4305 email: krains@goldcoast.qld.gov.au Further details published on the CHINA Inc website at: http://au.geocities.com/china_nth/CHINA_Inc.html
Friday, October 19, 2007
LABORATORY MANAGER (ARCHAEOLOGY)
UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO Te Whare Wananga o Otago DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY Applications are invited for the position of Laboratory Manager (Archaeology) in the Department of Anthropology. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing and maintaining the department’s archaeological laboratories and laboratory teaching and research collections, and will work alongside the Laboratory Manager (Information Technology and Research) to support staff and students in laboratory and fieldwork-based research and teaching.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Earliest shellfish use - Reuters.com
Artifacts found in a cave on coastal cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean showed that these people 164,000 years ago cooked mussels and other shellfish, used red pigment perhaps as body paint and made small stone blades that could be used at the tip of a spear -- all far earlier than previously thought.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Student research query
Angela Scott writes: I am an archaeology masters student at Auckland University researching Maori prehistoric Houses in New Zealand.,
I have found a great number of reports and house plans through the Historic Places Trust and NZAA newsletters however I am certain there must be a number of house sites that I have overlooked and someone else might know about. I am primariy interested in sites where the archaeologists have excavated and drawn floor plans but any site of mention would be worthwhile looking at. I have attached a list (see link above) and would appreciate any additions to it. Angela Scott angelascot@gmail.com
Monday, October 08, 2007
Islands have long been fascinating places for poets, artists and writers, providing usefully blank sheets to imagine utopian societies or to re-imagine existing nations ? as in colonial encounters between empires and discovered islands. Islands are also of interest to scientists who explore the distinctive qualities of island fauna and flora. It is unsurprising then that island archaeology has rapidly emerged as an exciting and innovative sub-discipline in archaeology. With a long history of providing evidence of Darwinian evolution and biogeographical models it is not surprising that an emerging scientific archaeology was attracted to island studies. But islands have also been the subject of anthropological fascination dating from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century expeditions to the Torres Strait and Trobriands amongst other locations. Contacts: Paul Rainbird (p.rainbird@lamp.ac.uk); Bernard Knapp (b.knapp@archaeology.arts.gla.ac.uk); Ian Lilley (i.lilley@uq.edu.au); Aidan O'Sullivan (aidan.osullivan@ucd.ie)
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Friday, October 05, 2007
 We have the following vacancies at the Auckland Regional Council. For further information email natalie.young@arc.govt.nz Cultural Heritage Team Leader Follow the web link for further information: http://vacancies.arc.govt.nz/jobcentre/applycod.asp?job=28 Archaeological survey contract We are seeking a competent archaeologist to undertake a field survey of priority areas of coastline in the Auckland region during the 2007 - 2008 summer. The contract is expected to involve 6-7 weeks work in total between November 2007 and February 2008. We are looking for a qualified and experienced archaeologist able to work with a student fieldworker without supervision. Summer student We're looking for someone with a background in archaeology or other relevant historic heritage discipline to undertake support tasks and fieldwork over the 2007-8 summer vacation.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
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