Australian Archaeology
A list of archaeologists (and adjacent) and archaeological organisations working and/or based in Australia
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@swyattspratt.bsky.social
@bwsmith1.bsky.social
Professor of Archaeology (World Rock Art), University of Western Australia
@sea-greeny.bsky.social
ocean + heritage + Southeast Asia living on Gadigal land DECRA Fellow 2025-2027 + Senior Lecturer at University of Sydney | President, Indonesia Council | Councillor, Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology | author #BelitungBook
@euuanxcvi.bsky.social
Aus phd. archaeologist. epigrapher. assemblages. community. tombstones ๐ชฆ Roman dalmatia. humanities. football โฝ๏ธdad caps ๐งข he/him ๐ A concept is a brick. It can be used to build the courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window: Massumi
@archaeoiain.bsky.social
Father, husband, grandfather, archaeologist, Emeritus Professor, Australian, aficionado of Iberia, uses archaeology to expand knowledge of Aboriginal Australia, writer about archaeology of art (book due 15 June). I take photos #palaeolithic #archaeology
@shanevin.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Edinburgh | Zooarchaology and environmental archaeology, urbanism, medieval and post-medieval periods, Scotland and Europe | Australian | Disabled
@austarchj.bsky.social
Australian Archaeology is the flagship journal of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. published since 1974. Follow us for authoritative research in Australian archaeology. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/raaa20
@ausquaternary.bsky.social
We are AQUA! Australia and New Zealand's organisation for people interested in our most recent (and current) geological period: the Quaternary Find us here: https://aqua.org.au/
@jwlehner.bsky.social
Tom Austen Brown Lecturer in World Prehistory | Deputy Director, Vere Gordon Childe Centre
@archaeoben10.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Associate Professor at the Australian National University
@redbirdferguson.bsky.social
@flindersmap.bsky.social
Australiaโs Leading Maritime Archaeology Program @Flinders Uni. Past Chair @UNESCO UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology. Earn a Grad Diploma or MA! โ๏ธ
@osteo-clo.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Arch Sci @UniMelb // likes zooarchaeology ๐ฆด isotopes ๐งช molluscs ๐ birds ๐ฆlinguistics ๐ food ๐ and folk dance ๐๐ป // interested in interdisciplinary ways of understanding past human-animal-environment relationships // she/they
@archaetools.bsky.social
Archaeologist, Western Bulldogs member, crap Futsal player, bicycle tourer
@stewiestewart.bsky.social
Zooarchaeology, ZooMS, Taphonomy Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, Australia
@amankang.bsky.social
Archaeologist pursuing a PhD at the University of Cambridge ZooMS | Zooarchaeology | Palaeolithic | Human Evolution | ๐ฆ๐บ
@aniakotarba.bsky.social
Coastal and underwater archaeologist | Climate change and cultural heritage | Disaster risk management for CH | Community science | The Uni of Adelaide | Environment Institute | Lives and works on Kaurna Country | Mum of 3 girls and wife of @mikegeoarch
@erikmc.bsky.social
Digital heritage, serious games, and digital inhumanities. 3D or not 3D. Usually based in Oceania but on land. https://erikchampion.wordpress.com/
@cdurwin.bsky.social
Archaeologist and ARC DECRA fellow at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) | Smithsonian Institution (NMNH) & Museums Victoria affiliate. Interested in all things cultural - Indigenous voyaging, exchange, heritage & museums
@airpowerarchaeo.bsky.social
@danieljleahy.bsky.social
Aviation archaeologist researching the air power landscape in Australia during WWII. Developer of @AirPowerArchaeo.bsky.social. BInfoTech, BA(Hons). Trekkie. He/him.
@twigtechnology.bsky.social
Australian archaeologist, PhD, obsessed with tool-using animals. Steward at Skara Brae, Orkney. I write about creative critters at http://twig.technology ๐๐ฆฆ๐๐ฆโโฌ๐๐ท๏ธ๐ฆง๐ด๐ ๐ชฒ๐ฆ๐ฟ๏ธ๐๐ฆ
@archaeologylu.bsky.social
@kcmartinstone.bsky.social
Archaeologist, comedian, leaky bag of brain juice. Host of the Dig Me Up Later podcast. Latest show, โHave You Tried Brain Surgery??โ on pause for medical reasons: https://gofund.me/8391d363
@melandrivlok.com
Bioarchaeologist โ ๏ธ National Geographic Explorer South African Australian ๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐บ Ancient tropical diseases ๐ฆ Living with ME/CFS and POTS All are welcome here ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Note: following does not mean endorsement. #anthropology #archaeology #diseases #epidemiology
@parnajarlpa.bsky.social
Anthropologist at Penn State studying and posting about indigenous land/resource ecology, behavioral ecology, cooperation, sharing, costly signaling, womenโs hunting, fire ecology, plant dispersal. Also a feminist.
@matt-mw.bsky.social
Lecturer in Archaeology @LTUArchaeology. Digs GIS, the Palaeolithic disposals and past landscapes.
@crar-m.bsky.social
We work collaboratively with Aboriginal communities, mostly in Western Australia, to understand and manage rock art - petroglyphs, pigment and other symbolic behaviours. From deep time through to contemporary values
@tjnagel.bsky.social
๐ฆ๐บ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฎโ๏ธ๐๏ธโฎ๏ธโค๏ธ โThose who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.โ - Edgar Allan Poe
@j-ster.bsky.social
Yt she/her living on unceded Kaurna Yerta, PhD student, archaeology, Flinders Uni, CHM, arid zones of South Australia and beyond. Lover of rocks, books, road trips, your cooking, everyoneโs pets, garage sales, photos, campfires and starry skies.
@wvduivenvoorde.bsky.social
Professor of Maritime Archaeology | Diving Archaeologist | Cultural Heritage Advocate | On Kaurna Country
@tracyireland.bsky.social
Professor of cultural heritage/archaeologist/everyday heritage/ University of Canberra, Australia
@archaeomatty.bsky.social
Archaeologist at TU Darmstadt. Mainly metals. Mainly corroded iron. Author of undramatic archaeology reports. Previously published as Matasha McConchie. For the Jebel Khalid archive, see https://jebelkhalid.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
@drmattharris.bsky.social
Data manager and analyst, GIS and occasional archaeologist. ๐๐ชธ๐๐ฆ๐ฆช๐ Data Manager @ CIEHF focusing on ICIP and IDS
@georgiastannard.bsky.social
Archaeologist and educator Lecturer @ Dept. Archaeology and History, La Trobe Uni | Interactions between people and Australian cold climate landscapes | Fire history | archaeological education to inspire
@amymosigway.bsky.social
Archaeologist and lecturer, jointly appointed at the Australian Museum and the University of Sydney #australianarchaeology #lithictechnology
@miranilitster.bsky.social
Archaeology / tropics / globalisation / islands / shells ๐ ๐ด https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/mirani.litster
@amylprendergast.bsky.social
People-environment interactions | Archaeological science ๐๐ฌ | Quaternary Climate Change | Shells | Isotopes | Sclerochronology | Mum | Associate Professor @unimelb via @Cambridge_Uni & @uni_mainz
@dnatimetravel.bsky.social
Archaeo/palaeogeneticist, soccer player, kitesurfer, hiker, sweet tooth, world citizen, globe trotter, fascinated by the natural world. My tolerance of haters is limited. He/him
@inthedarklab.bsky.social
Dryland geomorphologist with archaeological tendencies ๐๏ธโ ๏ธ Luminescence dating ๐ก Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Desert People Project ARC ๐ Environmental Futures, UOW ๐ CIEHF Associate Investigator ๐ Dharawal Country, Wollongong ๐ Views my own
@peteveth.bsky.social
ARC Laureate Fellow immersed in the deep histories of desert people from the Ningaloo coast, across the Pilbara and into the Western Desert.
@marisa-giorgi.bsky.social
Archaeologist, rock art specialist, works as a heritage specialist, museum experience coordinator and on several international rock art projects.
@cass-venn.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Senior Heritage Consultant. Australian. Interested in politics and human rights. Currently living on Djirringanj country (Yuin).
@jojomcd.bsky.social
Rock Art Professor CRAR+M UWA, Perth, Australia. Archaeologist. Mother, partner, daughter, sister, aunty, nana JoJo โฆ
@stefanicrabtree.bsky.social
Archaeologist doing ecology of the past. Fieldwork in Australia, Mongolia, the American Southwest, and sometimes France. Associate Prof of social-environmental modeling at USU, Fellow at Santa Fe Institute, two Ph.D.s, archaeoecology, endless swagger
@larusnz.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @ University of Adelaide; Researcher with the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, interests in palaeoecology, cave sediments, coprolites, environmental DNA and evolution
@laralamb.bsky.social
Archaeologist, professor, researcher and educator @unisqaus. Earth-bound cloud lover, shooting with a iPhone.
@agathe-mag.bsky.social
Paleomagnetist and physical geographer at The University of Melbourne. Currently ARC-DECRA Fellow, SWAIS2C science team member, CIEHF associate investigator, mom and surf lifesaver.
@anthonyromano.bsky.social
Palaeoecologist and archaeologist. PhD student at UniMelb, CIEFH. https://ciehf.au/ https://sgeas.unimelb.edu.au/research/palynology-palaeoecology-and-biogeography ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@vicki-miller.bsky.social
Natural history PhD candidate at the ANU studying pollen and charcoal to reconstruct past landscapes and fire histories
@kelseyboyd.bsky.social
Palaeoecologist, archaeobotanist, phytolith analyst ๐ฟ PhD candidate at Wollongong Uni
@ncig2013.bsky.social
@๐๐พ๐๐2013; ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐. Bluesky Social do not necessarily represent ANU National Centre for Indigenous Genomics (NCIG) views. No DMs. TEQSA PRV12002 | CRICOS 00120C. Ngunnawal Country and Ngambri Country.
@jmgibson.bsky.social
ARC DECRA Research Fellow @Deakin University. Anthropology, Museums, Collections, Cultural Heritage and enthusiast of arid lands and DIY cultures. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-587X
@nicreilly.bsky.social
PhD student at Monash, CIEHF Part-time archaeologist, full-time slacker
@profamyroberts.bsky.social
Archaeologist and cultural anthropologist who enjoys working in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
@agatamontoya.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in publishing at @Sydney_Uni interested in print accessibility, scholarly communication and books in general. Co-author of โBooks without Barriers: A Practical Guide to Inclusive Publishingโ (2023).
@macquariemuseum.bsky.social
Bringing together ancient and modern history collections at Macquarie University. On Dharug Country. Open 9 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri (Closed Public Holidays)
@drserenalove.bsky.social
Archaeologist, educator, researcher. I live in the past to protect the future. Director, 4 Corners Heritage
@jonbenj.bsky.social
Archaeologist | Scientific Diver | Dual Citizen | Professor | ARC Future Fellow
@seanulm.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor of Archaeology at James Cook University & Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories & Futures #australianarchaeology https://portfolio.jcu.edu.au/researchers/sean.ulm/
@lzarmati.bsky.social
archaeologist, historian, teacher educator, museums & heritage educator, Snr Lecturer in Humanities Education, feminist, lives in the past in lutruwita/trowunna/Tasmania, mother of a young Philosopher
@caa-australasia.bsky.social
Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (Australasian Chapter). Head to our website to become a member: au.caa-international.org
@tjderrick.bsky.social
Archaeologist and Social Historian - Glass, perfumes/medicines, the senses, & the everyday in the Roman World. Gale Research Fellow at Macquarie University - He/Him. ๐ฌ๐ง in ๐ฆ๐บ on unceded Cammeraygal and Wallumattugal (Dharug) Land
@michaelfong.bsky.social
He/They | ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ | Egyptology, Baroque Music, Education, Computing/FOSS | Views are my own
@ausegyptology.bsky.social
Married to Victor Clarke. PhD in Egyptology (Old Kingdom). Shoe lover/Rugby Lover/Dog Lover. Star Trek/Stargate SG1/Indiana Jones nut.
@circa-candace.bsky.social
Museum type. Mediterranean archaeologist. Coeliac traveller. Typo aficionado. A/Curator at CCWM Sydney Uni. Co-editor: Mediterranean Collections in Australia and Aotearoa NZ (Routledge 25) On unceded Gadigal land. She/her ๐ธ my own unless credited
@nicoleboivin.bsky.social
Archaeologist | Biologist | Feminist | Max Planck | Hon Prof U Queensland | Linking Past, Present and Future for a Better Anthropocene | Gender Equity | Research Governance
@mdpetraglia.bsky.social
Professor & Director @ARCHE_Griffith | #HumanEvolution | #Archaeology | Researching #HumanOrigins in #Africa and #Asia more info: https://experts.griffith.edu.au/28674-michael-petraglia
@dr-eva-martellotta.bsky.social
Researching bone and wooden tools from Palaeolithic Europe & Aboriginal Australia. Techno-functional & traceological analysis to uncover past technologies, one microscopic detail at a time ๐ฌ Former account: Dr Eva F. Martellotta @eva_martellotta
@fionahook.bsky.social
Australian Archaeologist | CEO, Archae-aus | Archaeomalacology, Island & coastal archaeology, worked shell experiments | Researching Australiaโs oldest Aboriginal marine invertebrate use (51 ka) | Desert People Project & Adjunct Lecturer, UWA
@damienhuffer.bsky.social
Working at the nexus of heritage and wildlife crime, w/a hefty dash of human remains trafficking research and advocacy | Res. Fellow U. Adelaide |๐๐ต๐๐ฅ๏ธ | Taiko drummer, Home cook, Husband | Co-founder of @counteringcrime ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฃ he/him
@teaprior.bsky.social
Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant. BA in archaeology at ANU. Master in Archaeological Science at ANU๐ ๐ฆด If you are wondering how to pronounce my name it is Tea like the drink and Leah like the name ๐
@arc-tracker.bsky.social
Part human, part bot, 100% UNOFFICIAL. I track Australian Research Council grant outcomes. Bot checks outcomes announcements each min. DMs open. FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/ARC-Tracker-FAQ
@rachel.popelka.filcoff.com
Rock Art Australia Minderoo Chair in Archaeological Science | Archaeological Science Laboratory at the University of Melbourne
@amcgrath.bsky.social
Historian, Kathleen Fitzpatrick laureate fellow, Australian National University, writer, artist. Deep histories, colonialism, indigenous justice. Inspired by friends, music, birds, beaches, oysters, wine, growing edible stuff.
@theshippingprayer.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Tries to live by campsite rules. Digs holes, tells stories.
@michellelangley.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Archaeology - Human Evolution - Neanderthals - Palaeolithic- Ancient Bone & Shell Tools and Ornaments - Deep Time Australia
@amywayness.bsky.social
Historian of human antiquity in Australia writing critical histories of archaeology and settler intellectual logics. Lecturer @GriffithUniversity Collaborating Scholar @ANUDeepHistory Lover of Austen and AFL.
@louloveshistory.bsky.social
Writer and historian. Author of Scorpion, Ishtar, Gilgamesh, Turtle, and Wind.
@lynetterussell.bsky.social
Always was, always will be. ARC Laureate Professor. Posts are my own views. Reposts are often ironic. Historian and political junkie. Always tired, @MonashUni I prefer dogs to most people.
@alixthoeming.bsky.social
Lapsed archaeologist, educational design manager, strengths-based teacher (~third space~) FHEA, SFHEA in progress (help)
@calumfarrar.bsky.social
Australian digital archaeologist busy playing games. Research Fellow at Griffith University
@txufa.bsky.social
Zooarchaeologist and Taphonomist. Fascinated by Neanderthals. Delving into palaeoproteomics fun. Atletico de Madrid supporter https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/sofia-samper-carro
@kieran-mcgee.bsky.social
University of Sydney PhD Candidate, Archaeology, Grindstones, photogrammetry, modelling, python, Bayesian statistics. trying my best
@svenouzman.bsky.social
Interested in translating archaeology for as wide an audience as posisble to foster identity and nation building. Another world lurks beneath your feet and all around you...