Archaeology Lecture

Lecturer - Bryce Barker, Toowoomba

Associate Professor Bryce Barker teaches Anthropology/Archaeology in the School of Humanities and Communication at the University of Southern Queensland. He is the author of two books on Australian archaeology, focussing on Aboriginal maritime hunter-gatherers on the central Queensland coast and has published on a wide range of issues relating to Australian and Papua New Guinean archaeology over the last 20 years. He is currently working on research projects in the western Gulf of Papua which includes extended periods in the field with his family as well as continuing research on coastal hunter-gatherers in tropical Queensland.

Course Synopsis

This workshop is designed to provide a broad overview of archaeology as a discipline with a particular focus on our local, national and international region. The two day workshop will include a broad overview of archaeological methods and techniques, including an outline of the different kinds of archaeology and different approaches before focussing on the ‘prehistory’ of our region with a particular emphasis on Australia and Papua New Guinea. The presentation will be supported by extensive visual material from excavations carried out in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The second day of the workshop will include an introduction to practical laboratory analysis (no prior science required) in which participants will be actively involved in the preliminary sorting, identification and preliminary analysis of an actual archaeological site.

Date

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September

Registration

Monday 8 February, closing date Friday 28 August.

Minimum number 10, maximum 40

Materials needed for the workshop will be minimal. A list will be sent on registration.