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
Postgraduate Student Short Talks
Iona Claringbold, Josh Wiltshire, Emily Nutman
In this seminar, we will be having three prostgraduate students to give short talks: Iona Claringbold: Zooarchaeology and Polynesian Ritual…
A Late Quaternary faunal sequence from Lachitu Cave, PNG: Advances in understanding biodiversity and human subsistence in the northern New Guinea lowlands
Dr Loukas Koungoulos (ANU College of Asia and the Pacific)
The cave site of Lachitu (RIQ) on the Vanimo coast of New Guinea preserves a large faunal assemblage covering the last few centuries to ~30,000 years…
Uncovering Kuwae’s Past: recent fieldwork on Epi Island, Vanuatu
Robert Henderson (PhD candidate at ANU College of Asia & the Pacific)
In the fifteenth century CE, a massive volcanic eruption on the island of Kuwae reshaped the physical and social landscapes of Central Vanuatu. The…