The Australian Institute of Archaeology in Bundoora, Victoria | History Museum

The Australian Institute of Archaeology

Locality: Bundoora, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9455 2882

Address: La Trobe University 3085 Bundoora, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.aiarch.org.au

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23.01.2022 Join the Institute today and become part of an archaeological community! Our members receive regular Newsletters and invitations to events, plus a copy of our Journal, Buried History!... Visit our website for details on how to become a Member - www.aiarch.org.au

23.01.2022 Free Public Seminar Godin Tepe II: Manor or Meeting House? by Dr. Hilary Gopnik Thursday 26th April, 2018 Godin Tepe is an archaeological site situated in the Kangavar Valley of western Iran. Join us at this free public seminar by Dr. Hilary Gopnik, director of the Centre for Ancient Cultures at Monash University. ... Hosted by The Australian Institute of Archaeology See more

20.01.2022 Upcoming Free Public Seminar Thursday 25th October at 5.15pm

19.01.2022 Our #SicilyExhibition opens in less than 2 weeks! Our curators and team of specialists have been busy installing these highlight objects this week. Heres a sneak peek http://ow.ly/10orWh

18.01.2022 Gday from the bottom of a shaft in Egypt! Christopher Davey, Director, planning a burial chamber of Theban Tomb 149 at Luxor. The work is part of an excavation sponsored by Macquarie University and directed by Prof Boyo Ockinga, see the blog TT149.tumblr.com

18.01.2022 Here is a link to Irving Finkels conversation with Richard Fidler: https://www.abc.net.au//conversatio/irving-finkel/11758766 I hope that you can join us for his talk.... Kind regards, Chris See more

18.01.2022 Victorian Archaeology Colloquium and Futures Forum 2019: save the date and call for papers All are warmly invited to the 2019 Victorian Archaeology Colloquium, ...to be held at the Institute for Advanced Study, La Trobe University, Bundoora on Friday 1st February 2019. If you are interested in presenting a 10-minute paper at the 2019 Colloquium, please send your paper title, list of authors and abstract to Caroline Spry ([email protected]) by Monday 14th January 2019. We welcome papers from all aspects of Victorias past, including historical, archaeological, and/or Traditional Owner perspectives. Presenters will also be invited to publish their papers in the eighth volume of the Colloquium proceedings, Excavations, Surveys, and Heritage Management in Victoria. Futures Forum: Challenging Ideas for Victorian Archaeology With the growth of archaeology in Victoria it is timely to step back from specific activities and concerns in order to reflect on the broader aims and questions of our discipline. What is it that we want to find out about the past? What issues do we, can we, should we investigate? This one-day forum will provide the opportunity to consider the nature of local archaeology and the approaches, types and scales of explanations that are currently seen as most appropriate or which might be usefully considered in the future. The day will feature a series of four moderated panels on the themes Scales of Space and Time, Change and Continuity, Economy, Technology and Society and Layered Landscapes. With guest speakers presenting perspectives from academics, Traditional Owners, heritage managers and consultants, it promises to be a day of stimulating discussion. The Futures Forum will be held on Thursday 31 January 2019 at the Australian Institute of Archaeology, Building TER 11, Terrace Way, Macleod VIC 3085. Registration for the Colloquium and Futures Forum will open in the coming weeks. It will also include the opportunity to pre-purchase copies of the latest volume of Excavations, Surveys and Heritage Management in Victoria (Volume 7).

17.01.2022 Public Lecture coming up on Thursday 26 March at 5.15pm.

14.01.2022 Dear Friends and colleagues, As a consequence of COVID-19 Alex Ariotti has had to return to Greece. We have therefore cancelled her lecture about Umm Tawabin on 26 March 2020. Alex will be in Australia this time next year so we will re-schedule her lecture. Kind regards Chris... Christopher J Davey PhD Executive Director Australian Institute of Archaeology La Trobe University, Vic 3086 Australia

12.01.2022 Irving Finkel, Assyriologist and curator at the British Museum, will deliver the Petrie Oration "The Ark before Noah" this Friday (13th Dec) at the Australian Institute of Archaeology. When: 5.15pm, Fri 13th December, 2019. Where: Australian Institute of Archaeology, Terrace Way, Macleod.... See flyer for more details!

11.01.2022 Dear Friends and Members, Attached are notices to three events at the University of Melbourne that you may find interesting.

08.01.2022 Hello from Theban Tomb 149! Christopher Davey, Director AIA, working with a total station to plan the tomb complex. The work is part of an excavation sponsored by Macquarie University and directed by Prof Boyo Ockinga, see the blog TT149.tumblr.com

06.01.2022 On Friday 28th June at 9.30am we will receive a visit from Professor Emeritus Petros Themelis. He has directed excavations at ancient Eleutherna and been in charge of the excavations and restoration of Ancient Messene. He is a past Vice Chancellor of the University of Crete. Also visiting will be Betty Dimitropoulos, President of the local Greek-Australian Pammessinian Brotherhood 'Papaflessas' and by the Secretary of the Messinian Amphictyon from Greece. Parking is limited... as restrictions have been introduced throughout Springthorpe. We will need to use our parking places and the five provided by the Italian Institute. Look forward to seeing you. Kind regards Chris Christopher J Davey PhD Executive Director Australian Institute of Archaeology La Trobe University, Vic 3086 Australia

04.01.2022 Here is a link to Irving Finkel’s conversation with Richard Fidler: https://www.abc.net.au//conversatio/irving-finkel/11758766 I hope that you can join us for his talk.... Kind regards, Chris See more

03.01.2022 Long before the #GrandNational, the ancient Greeks were champion chariot racers. Chariot racing was one of the most popular spectator sports in ancient Greece a...nd the Roman Empire. Usually, teams of four (sometimes two) horses pulled a two-wheeled chariot round a course, called a hippodrome in Greek, and a circus in Latin. The races were often extremely dangerous for both charioteer and horses crashes, injuries and deaths were common. But chariot racing wasnt just mass entertainment it was a way that Greek city-states and their rulers could demonstrate their power and prowess. Greek settlements in Sicily were mostly controlled by unelected aristocratic groups and rulers called tyrannoi (tyrants). Between 490 and 468 BC, Sicilian tyrants won no fewer than 17 victories in horse racing competitions, the most famous of which were at Olympia and Delphi. Monumental sculptures of chariot groups, portrait statues and trophies were produced to celebrate these victories, and placed in sanctuaries with inscriptions praising the tyrants and honouring the gods http://ow.ly/10rVcC Find out more about the ancient Greeks who settled on Sicily in our #SicilyExhibition, opening 21 April http://ow.ly/Z45SH