Tag Archives: archaeology

Tools of the archaeology trade

Posted on November 27, 2020 by sarthure

These days, I’m deep in the results from the Baker’s Flat excavations of 2016 and 2017, analysing what we found as part of the ‘writing up’ of my PhD. As we excavated, the work was captured in words, photos, total … Continue reading →

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Unearthed: an exhibition inspired by Baker’s Flat

Posted on April 29, 2017 by sarthure

Unearthed is an exhibition of paintings by Lynn Mack, inspired by some of the ceramic and glass artefacts excavated at Baker’s Flat. It’s part of South Australia’s History Festival, and you can find it at the entrance to the Central Library at Flinders University. … Continue reading →

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Grand challenges of my archaeology

Posted on January 31, 2016 by sarthure

Earlier this month, Doug Rocks-Macqueen at Doug’s Archaeology invited me to write about the grand challenges of my archaeology as part of his January blog carnival. Thanks Doug, I thought it was a great idea, but then I read some of the … Continue reading →

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Archaeological curiosities in Finland

Posted on January 17, 2015 by sarthure

In Finland recently for a few days, I spent a very happy morning in Aboa Vetus in Turku, Finland’s only archaeological museum. From what I can gather (I have barely a word of Finnish), the museum was a bit of … Continue reading →

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