Archaeology Archives - Hunter Living Histories

Hunter Living Histories Showcase – 13 April 2026

April 8, 2026

Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 13 April 2026, 1.00pm-2.30pm Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHERE: via (Join Zoom Meeting) or in person Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (See ONLINE MAP) WHEN – Monday 13 April 2026 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Afternoon Tea will be provided for those attending in person … More Hunter Living Histories Showcase – 13 April 2026

National Archaeology Week 16-22 May 2021

May 17, 2021

National Archaeology Week – 16-22 May 2021 The following presentation by Tim Adams (Principle Archaeologist Historical Heritage, Umwelt) was given at the May 2021 HLH meeting, and is being shared with the wider community National Archaeology Week – 2021 . POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AVAILABLE HERE [PDF 17.1 MB]

Deep Time Project – REFLECTION I

May 31, 2018

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. During 2018 several Work Integrated Learning (WIL) students and volunteers have worked on The Deep Time Project, 3D scanning and photographing artefacts, as well as collating information to better understand this significant Aboriginal archive. The following … More Deep Time Project – REFLECTION I

Deep Time Virtual Reality – Transforming Humanities in the digital age

May 9, 2018

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. This information has been compiled for HASS1000 lectures during Semester 1, 2018. The Deep Time Project is a digital humanities project and involves many disciplines to help build new knowledge about Aboriginal cultures. The project is … More Deep Time Virtual Reality – Transforming Humanities in the digital age

Archaeological Site Visit – 9 Watt Street Newcastle (Tattersalls)

April 8, 2014

On the afternoon of the 2nd April 2014 both Dr Ann Hardy and Gionni Di Gravio of the University of Newcastle (Australia) were invited to visit the archaeological excavations at the former Tattersalls site at 9 Watt Street Newcastle. Their guide on the tour was Tim Adams, Senior Archaeologist and Excavation Director with Umwelt (Australia) … More Archaeological Site Visit – 9 Watt Street Newcastle (Tattersalls)

Postcard Walk along Macquarie Pier (Courtesy of the Nelly Bligh Collection (University of Newcastle)

The Life and Times of Macquarie Pier

September 11, 2013

View of the channel from the summit of Nobbys in 1818 Newcastle in 1818 by Edward Charles Close (Courtesy of the National Library of Australia) Click for a larger image The Life and Times of Macquarie Pier – Buried Testament to the “Father and Mother of Australia” by Gionni Di Gravio University Archivist and Chair, … More The Life and Times of Macquarie Pier

Quest for Macquarie Pier 2013

August 20, 2013

On the 13th August 2013 geophysicists from GBG Australia Pty Ltd (GBGA) carried out a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Earth Resistivity Tomography (ERT) investigation of Macquarie Pier (Newcastle Breakwater). The aim being to locate the start of the old masonry pier, which is buried under rubble, which could lead to the detection of the … More Quest for Macquarie Pier 2013

Penetrating Macquarie Pier Foundation Stone

August 6, 2013

Next Tuesday (13th August 2013) from around 8.30AM geophysicists from GBG Australia will begin carrying out the GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) examination of the Newcastle Breakwater (Macquarie Pier). We hope to obtain a clearer picture of landscape below the ground at the origins of the Pier, and the possible location of the original Foundation Stone … More Penetrating Macquarie Pier Foundation Stone

Government Farm c1810 Archaeological site visit

March 27, 2012

Palais Royale Excavation Final Report (53 MB PDF File) On the 29th August 2009 members of the University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party were invited to inspect the archaeological dig being undertaken on the site of the former Palais Royale (now KFC) site in Newcastle West. This is the second visit to to the … More Government Farm c1810 Archaeological site visit

Highlights from the 2011 Hunter Heritage Network Seminar

March 20, 2012

On the 30th September 2011 the NSW Minister for Heritage and the Environment, The Hon. Robyn Parker MP addressed the Hunter Heritage Network Seminar at the University of Newcastle (Australia). The Minister was welcomed by Deputy Vice Chancellor Kevin McConkey and Mr Greg Anderson, Manager University Libraries. The Minister for Heritage Robyn Parker addressed the … More Highlights from the 2011 Hunter Heritage Network Seminar