Call for Papers

"Gold, Wars and Whaling - the trans-Tasman connection"


The Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology     (ASHA)
and the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology (AIMA)
Fourth Joint Conference

Wellington & Picton, New Zealand -  Thurs 23 Sept – Monday 27 September 2004


This is a 'new concept' twin venue conference. The conference will begin in 
Wellington (the capital city located at the southern end of the North 
Island) on Thursday 23rd September 2004.  After two days there the whole 
conference party will board the inter-island ferry (early evening) and have 
a sunset cruise to Picton (top end of the South Island, 3 hour voyage) for 
two more days of conferencing and field trips.  At both Wellington and 
Picton visits to major ship conservation projects are scheduled - the 
'Inconstant' and the 'Edwin Fox'.  An optional post conference field trip 
runs Mon 27-Wed 29. It involves train and bus travel from Picton to 
Christchurch via Kaikoura looking at maritime heritage and other sites en 
route. Conference goers may choose to fly into Wellington, and depart from 
Christchurch.

For information on Wellington check 
out  <file://http://www.wellingtonnz.com/>http://www.wellingtonnz.com/

For information on Picton check out 
<file://http://www.picton.co.nz>www.picton.co.nz

Information on conference fees, early bird discounts (payment by August 
31st), accommodation options etc will be posted on the AIMA 
(<file://http://aima.iinet.net.au/>http://aima.iinet.net.au/) and ASHA 
websites (<file://http://www.asha.org.au>http://www.asha.org.au) within the 
next month, and in the mid-year Newsletters of both organisations.

The Conference theme will focus on aspects of maritime history and 
historical archaeology, particularly the trans-Tasman connection (opposite 
sides of the 'big pond') between Australia and New Zealand and beyond. The 
theme however takes an inter-disciplinary perspective and encourages 
participants to consider historical events encompassing Australia and New 
Zealand as well as the role of the sea in human history in the widest 
sense. We hope to have sessions on topics such as the contact period, ports 
and harbours, coastal defences, fishing, sealing, and whaling, and the high 
level of interaction between Australia and New Zealand during the 
nineteenth century goldrushes and the New Zealand Wars (between Maori 
tribes and British & Colonial forces).

Intending participants are encouraged to consider submitting their papers 
for publication in one of the two Associations fully refereed journals - 
The AIMA Bulletin or Australasian Historical Archaeology.

Proposals for sessions or individual papers should be sent to the Programme 
Convenor at the address below by 30 June 2004.  Papers will be of 20 
minutes duration with 5 minutes question time. Longer or shorter time slots 
may be possible by arrangement.


Neville Ritchie
Programme Convenor
'Trans-Tasman Connections Archaeology Conference'
email <file://mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
fax      0064 7 8381004
phone 0064 7 8383363

Dr Neville Ritchie
Conservancy Archaeologist
Dept of Conservation
Waikato Conservancy
Private Bag 3072
Hamilton
New Zealand

For information about the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA)
see: <file://http://www.acuaonline.org/>http://www.acuaonline.org/

See the Archaeology of Whaling in Southern Australia and new Zealand
(AWSANZ) website at:
<file://http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/AWSANZ/index.html>http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/AWSANZ/index.html





Dr Susan Piddock

Research Assistant
Department of Archaeology
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide, 5001
South Australia

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Fax:            +61 8 82013845

Committee Member - Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology
Treasurer, SA Chapter Australian Association of Consulting Archaeology

Visit the Department of Archaeology website at:
http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology


See the Hills Face Zone Cultural Heritage Project website:
http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/hfzchp/index.html