The 2010 Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Conference will be held over three days from 30 September to 2 October in Brisbane, Queensland at the Mercure Hotel located on North Quay in the CBD.
The Organising Committee is now inviting proposals for papers based on the sessions that have been proposed, covering current issues in Australasian historical archaeology as well as sessions of interest and relevance to Australasian archaeologists more generally.
The provisional list of sessions includes:
· Archaeology of the working classes
· Advocating archaeology - Methods and needs for better communication with the public and students
· Rise and fall of early industries in Australasia
· Historical archaeology and the role of government in Australasia
· Landscapes of encounter
· Current projects and research
Abstracts and details of session organisers is available on the conference website at http://socialscience.uq.edu.au/asha-2010-provisional-sessions <http://socialscience.uq.edu.au/asha-2010-provisional-sessions>
Papers will be 15 to 20 minutes long depending upon the number of paper proposals received. Please provide abstracts for papers of no more than 250 words to the relevant session organiser specified on the website. The deadline for abstracts to be sent to the session organiser is 8 July 2010.
For more details on the ASHA 2010 Conference visit the conference website at http://socialscience.uq.edu.au/asha-2010 <http://socialscience.uq.edu.au/asha-2010>
Karen Murphy
ASHA 2010 Conference Organising Committee