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Turnstone Archaeology

Locality: Sandstone Point

Phone: +61 7 5497 5901

Address: 7 Dylan Court 4511 Sandstone Point, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.turnstone.com.au

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25.01.2022 JSTOR offers over 6,000 ebooks and 150 journals open-access. What a great way to pass the time if in isolation! http://ow.ly/cRZM50yS5XM /ak

25.01.2022 The director of Turnstone Archaeology wearing his other cap as Senior Curator of the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology.

24.01.2022 OPEN ACCESS article on 'Hafted Tool-use Experiments with Australian Aboriginal Plant Adhesives' available at: http://ow.ly/PTml50yygbt #Aboriginal #archaeology /ak

24.01.2022 The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply to deliver services under the Indigenous Legal and Native Title Assistance Program, across Australia from 2019-20 to 2021-22. The key focus of this funding is to increase native title anthropology capacity by assisting mid to senior anthropologists to become ‘exemplary’ anthropologists. This facilitates native title parties having access to qualified and experienced anthropologists, to support the resolution of native title claims and the effective management of native title.

24.01.2022 The NSW decision to refuse a coal mine on grounds including climate change represents a significant decision as it may start a trend of coal mines being successfully halted as a result of climate change arguments. The Rocky Hill Coal Project decision highlights the importance of expert evidence in the consideration of a range of impacts including climate change in any assessment of the public interest.

23.01.2022 Unfortunately not the outcome that was hoped for!

22.01.2022 Spent the morning checking out the Castle Hill Blackstone Reserve in Ipswich. An interesting area full of mountain bike trails, fossils and old abandoned mine shafts. Most interesting of all is the fact this site used to be the home of Brynhyfryd 'castle'. Brynhyfryd (which is Welsh for ‘pleasant hill’) was built in 1891, a mansion for coal mining magnate Lewis Thomas. Thomas immigrated to Australia in 1859 hoping to make his fortune in the gold fields but ending up instead in the Redbank coalmines. In 1866, he went into partnership with Mr J. Thompson and started his own coalmine in Blackstone, which later became known as the Aberdare mine. Well worth the 1.3 km hike up the hill and many other fascinating historical sites to experience while there.

21.01.2022 Such a great opportunity to finally meet with the crew from Turnstone Archaeology and have our long awaited fish n chips on the beach

20.01.2022 Programs such as these will be instrumental in helping to prevent a reoccurrence of the terrible bushfires we have seen over the last several months and also provide positive outcomes for young indigenous people living in rural areas.

20.01.2022 The centuries-old remains of more than 200 children have been discovered in Peru, according to reports. Experts say that the macabre discovery is likely the world’s largest child sacrifice site.

19.01.2022 I must apologise for being a bit remiss in keeping up to date with Facebook posts over the last couple of months due to a heavy workload of fieldwork. With things quieting down over the Christmas period I should be back on track with keeping everyone up to date with the goings on in the archaeological world.

19.01.2022 One of the most elusive boats from the ancient world a mysterious river barge that famed Greek historian Herodotus described nearly 2,500 years ago has finally been discovered.

15.01.2022 In honour of Archaeology Week we are looking back to the exciting excavations we were involved back in 2016 with the Mununjali People of Beaudesert and Queensland Urban Utilities.

14.01.2022 Neanderthals commonly suffered from ‘swimmer’s ear’. Abnormal bony growths in the ear canal were surprisingly common in Neanderthals, according to a study published by Erik Trinkaus of Washington University and colleagues

13.01.2022 Amazing new find!!

13.01.2022 A very sad situation. Clearly shows the need for a re-evaluation of existing cultural heritage legislation, not just in Western Australia, but across all the states. Our thoughts are with the Traditional Owners during this distressing time.

13.01.2022 The terrible toll on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage from these bushfires continues to be felt across the country.

13.01.2022 The easing of restrictions over the last couple of weeks has allowed the Turnstone team to make several field trips around the Sandstone Point and Glass House Mountain areas to gain a better understanding of the cultural landscape. We were lucky enough to be able to visit Aboriginal sites such as bora rings, axe grinding grooves and shell middens as well as gain a greater understanding of the native flora and fauna in the area. It is always amazing to see the ways that Aboriginal culture was intertwined with the landscape. It was also a great opportunity to test out some of the new technology that we will be using in our upcoming field projects.

12.01.2022 Interesting little program showing how much the English language has changed over time by reading excerpts from the Book of the Canterbury Tales.

10.01.2022 How would it feel to piece together incredible fragments of medieval stained glass for the first time since they were smashed out by the Puritans 450 years ago?... In honour of National Archaeology Week, we sat with archaeologist and senior curator Michael Strong for an intriguing discussion about one of the Abbey Museum's latest feats. Alongside the near completion of a fascinating book on the Abbey Museum's stained glass collection entitled 'Glorious Glass', is an ongoing stained glass conservation effort. During this research, which includes discovering the stories of more than 400 fragments, Michael and his team have rare moments like the one he discusses in this video. Hear the story and see the pieces join together! Please share and enjoy! #2020NAW

10.01.2022 Hsiao-chun Hung recently published an important paper in Antiquity "Prosperity and complexity without farming: the South China Coast, c. 50003000 BC." https://...www.cambridge.org//A5789EF48E7DB6F61A8AD338D958C6C2 . Around 5000 BC, affluent hunter-gatherer-fisher villages emerged along the South China Coast. Around c. 30002500 BC, this ‘first layer’ of hunter-gatherers witnessed the arrival of a ‘second layer’, associated with rice farming and Austronesian assemblages. This new synthesis positions global coastlines as centres of socio-economic and political complexity, long-distance contact and technological advancement. See more

08.01.2022 From Stone Age chips to microchips: How tiny tools may have made us human The technology of miniaturization set hominins apart from other primates!

08.01.2022 Lets hope some much needed legislative reform will come about as a result of this tragedy!

08.01.2022 Over the last year Turnstone Archaeology has had the privilege of working side by side with the Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners on this exciting shell midden project.

07.01.2022 Aboriginal rock art has been discovered during work to remove a boulder threatening the Blue Mountains railway line outside Sydney http://ow.ly/BVx330oiMUv #rockart /em

07.01.2022 https://theconversation.com/humans-coexisted-with-three-ton

07.01.2022 We're pleased to announce that the new Turnstone Archaeology website is now live. Please have a look at it. Any feedback would be appreciated. We hope this will provide up to date information about what Turnstone does and what we have to offer. www.turnstone.com.au

06.01.2022 'Now the healing can start': London's Natural History Museum returns Aboriginal remains after more than a century!

04.01.2022 If you think ever think you are having a bad day, spare a thought for these poor guys who were in the wrong place at the wrong time the day that nearly all life on Earth went extinct, including the dinosaurs.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Michael, our senior archaeologists. Well deserved.

03.01.2022 Grave fears held for hundreds of important NSW south coast Indigenous sites after devastating bush fires http://ow.ly/ZVRN30q9Nnv #Aboriginal #heritagematters /em

02.01.2022 Happy INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 2020! The second of two 'Abbey ONE' collages, comprised of our staff, volunteers and board members. Nothing says this year's Inte...rnational Museum Day theme of 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' better than the number 1. We at the Abbey Museum celebrate our collection of 500,000 years of human history with the idea that we are all connected! May we always learn from the past, evolve and rise to our future now and always as ONE! #Our2020 #IMD2020

01.01.2022 Last night our very own Edith Cuffe was awarded the Centenary Medal from the The Royal Historical Society of Queensland. The award honours the service to the D...iscipline of History in its many Forms with particular reference to the Research, Preservation and Promotion of the History of Queensland. The Centenary Medal is awarded to those who, in the opinion of the Council of the Society, have contributed exceptionally to the history and heritage of Queensland. The medal was designed and commissioned by Emeritus Professor John Pearn AO and was struck by National Medals. The medal is in the gift of John Pearn, a Councillor of the Society and of Mr Greg Faux of National Medals. It was first bestowed in the Centenary Year of the Society in 2013. https://queenslandhistory.org

01.01.2022 The destruction of important Aboriginal sites in Western Australia by Rio Tinto is now receiving international condemnation.