Semester 1, 2026
The Centre for Archaeological Research (CAR) Seminar Series is convened by Dr Anna Florin (anna.florin@anu.edu.au)
Seminars are on Fridays, 3:30pm-4:30pm, in AD Hope building Conference Room (Rm 1.28) and online via Zoom. See individual events in case of changes
27 February
Dr Ceri Shipton, School of Culture, History and Language (CAP, ANU)
Lithic miniaturization provides a universal signature of an MIS4-3 southern dispersal of Homo sapiens
In person/online - start time 3pm
13 March
Rob Henderson, School of Culture, History and Language (CAP, ANU)
Archaeological research on Epi Island, central Vanuatu
In person/online
27 March
Prof Nicholas Evans, School of Culture, History and Language (CAP, ANU), Dr Alexandra Marley (AIATSIS)
Plant use in ancient northern Australia: Evidence from linguistics
In person/online
24 April
Dr Anne Dighton, School of Social Science (UQ)
The evolution of the olive: Domestication pathways and prehistoric human-environment dynamics
In person/online
8 May
Stevie Skitmore, Tracey Pilgrim, Phoebe Barnes, Elise Matheson
PhD Candidates, ANU
In person/online
22 May
Assoc. Prof. Stuart Bedford, School of Culture, History and Language (CAP, ANU)
Anthropogenic transformation of an island landscape: 3,000 years of adaptation and resilience on Efate, Vanuatu
In person/online
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Contact
- Dr Anna Florin
Upcoming Events
The evolution of the olive: domestication pathways and prehistoric human-environment dynamics
Dr Anne Dighton, School of Social Science (UQ)
Presented in person and online, Zoom details below.Olive (Olea europaea ssp. europaea L.) is a cornerstone of Mediterranean cultural and ecological…
Past Events
The Rite to know: Pushing for an archaeology of rituals in Central-East Polynesia
Dr Guillaume Molle, ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology
The archaeology of ceremonial sites (marae) has been a focus of the discipline in Central-East Polynesia since the late 19th century. Pioneer work by…
European Travellers to Greece and the Tomb of the Athenians at Marathon
Estelle Strazdins (Lecturer in Classics, ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics)
This paper traces the interpretations applied to the mound or soros on the plain of Marathon from the later eighteenth century through the…
Of Spriggans, Periwigians and Cornish ancient monuments: Hidden treasures in British Library Additional Manuscript 51020 of the early 18th Century
Emeritus Professor Matthew Spriggs
This is a hybrid seminar co-hosted by the Centre for Archaeological Research and Centre for Early Modern Studies. Please register if …