Another session call for the forthcoming joint Australasian Society for
Historical Archaeology / Australian Institute for Mariutime Archaeology
/ Australian Archaeological Association conferecne in Townsville,
Queensland.

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With a resurgence in the level of interest in bioanth via Windshuttle's
recent contribution to understanding the biological origins of
Aboriginal Australians, archaeologists from the list will be pleased to
hear that a bioarchaeology/funerary archaeology session is proposed for
this years AAA/ASHA/AIMA conference in Townsville!

In addition to ongoing work in aspects of Aboriginal bioarchaeology,
there has been a great deal of investigation over the past decade on
European historical remains and cemetery sites and we encourage workers
involved in this part of the discipline to contribute to the session.
Please distribute this mail to colleagues who may be interested in the
session but are not on the Ausarch list.

Session details are below and you are encouraged to send your abstracts
in the first instance to the principal convenor of the session Dr Kate
Domett at JCU [log in to unmask]

"Recent research and issues in bioarchaeology and funerary
archaeology"

 Kate Domett (JCU) and Michael Westaway (NMA)

Bioarchaeology is a term that is coming into increasing use when
refering to
the study of human remains from archaeological contexts. The goal of
this
session is to provide a forum through which professionals, cultural
officers
and students can share information regarding their recent research
concerning all aspects of human remains in history and prehistory. Such
topics may include reporting the results of analyses, the development of
new methods and field techniques, and concerns over legal and ethical
issues arising from bioarchaeology reseach worldwide. Papers reporting
the archaeological study of mortuary sites would also be welcome as they
assist in bringing us to a clearer understanding of past funerary
rituals and also helps to place such practices into a historical
context.