A table labeled Stanford Archaeology Center is covered in brochure and artifacts including a bamboo bowl and winter green spoon. People are standing around pointing at the objects and talking
And for the last day of #2024NAW, I was in San Francisco Chinatown doing public outreach about Chinese American historical archaeology (and watching the lion dances and eating custard buns of course) 🏺
A plate of cookies decorated with icing in various layers to look like archaeological strata. Other items on the table include cherries and a plate of danishes.
TFW you make stratigraphy cookies to celebrate #2024NAW and someone helps themselves to the entire plate 😭. 🏺
Picture of a white photography tent set up on a desk with a glass vial and a scale on a white background. A camera sits to the right.
Wednesday of National Archaeology Week was a lab day, taking photos of artifacts. One of the best parts of 🏺 is the range of things I get to do in an average week. #2024NAW
Picture of a desk with a computer screen in the background showing blurred writing. In the foreground a hand holds a white mug with a picture of a reclining skeleton and the words "archaeology, like history but dirtier"
Tuesday was a writing day working on a proposal for a new project doing chemical analysis on 19th century glass (with my trusty🏺mug of course) #2024NAW
May 25 Melbourne Uni (11am-12pm) A Close Encounter with the University of Melbourne's Classics and Archaeology Collection – **Ages 8–18**. Register (free) www.hellenic.org.au/whats-on/nat... #2024NAW (NB the adults' session (12pm) is sold out)
May 24 Sydney (CCWM, 3pm) Women in Archaeology: A National Archaeology Week panel discussion www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats... Book (free) www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-in-a... #2024NAW
Photo of a flyer for a talk by Zoe Crossland called Affective Politics and the Qualities of Things: Materials and Metonymy in the Archaeology of Highland Madagascar. Illustrated with a beautiful drawing or ceramic sherds with impressed decoration.
It's National Archaeology Week in Australia, but what does an archaeologist's week actually look like? Monday after lots of admin I got to hear Zoë Crossland talk about metonymy, affect, and ceramics from Madagascar. Talks like this keep us up to date with the latest thinking in the field #2024NAW 🏺
May 16 hybrid Sydney (CCWM, 5.30pm) Night at the Chau Chak Wing Museum - Student Networking Event. Register in person or online welcome.sydney.edu.au/welcome2024s... #2024NAW
May 19 Melbourne Uni (2pm) Ancient Showdown! Greece vs Rome: who has left the more significant legacy in the modern world? Team Rome (Dan Zhao/Andrew Connor) vs Team Greece (Hyun Jin Kim/Gaetana Pellegrini) Register, free www.hellenic.org.au/whats-on/nat... #2024NAW
