A few more brushstrokes and the student gasped with excitement. There in the dirt was a small, bronze statue of a calf, revealed for the first time in 3,000 years. The discovery could have been yours! In this article, I dip into the many opportunities for you to take part in an archaeological dig both […] … learn more→
Tag Archives: Archaeology

Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)
Archaeologist digs deep to reveal Easter Island torsos
There’s more to the world-famous heads of Easter Island than meets the eye. Ask archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, a research associate at the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and director of its Rock Art Archive, who has been lecturing and writing about Easter Island’s iconic monolithic statues for years. As the director of the […] … learn more→
Googling the past: how I uncovered prehistoric remains from my office
Archaeology is the study of the remains of the past but has long been predatory on the sciences and their ever-growing technologies. I was brought up as a student in 1970s Britain, when we learned of the wonderful revelations to be made through aerial viewing of almost any human landscape. Today we have moved on […] … learn more→
Ancient blades cut through millenia of human history
Archaeology has long associated advanced blade production with the Upper Palaeolithic period, about 30,000-40,000 years ago, linked with the emergence of Homo Sapiens and cultural features such as cave art. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have uncovered evidence which shows that \”modern\” blade production was also an element of Amudian industry during the late […] … learn more→
Master of Archaeological Studies
The Archaeological Studies graduate programs are for students interested in understanding the human past through archaeological material. … learn more→
Master of Archaeological Science
The Master and Graduate Certificate of Archaeological Science are taught across four ANU Colleges: ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Asia and Pacific, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, and the ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. … learn more→