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Day 15 (17 Sept), ANU-UPNG arch fieldschool. "BEST DAY EVER!" half day work at site - secretly planned a surprise party with the community for the students. Picnic on a stunning uninhabited atoll. They had no idea! Check out the montage til the end @ANU_CHL ANU Media ABACUS

Day 16-17 (18-19 Sept), ANU-UPNG arch fieldschool. Final drawings completed, excavation finished! Remarkable new findings spanning 4300 years of human history at this site. Watch this space. After, community dinner, speeches and dancing. Ateu owa! @ANU_CHL ANU School of Archaeology & Anthropology Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative

Day 18-20 (20-22 Sept), ANU-UPNG fieldschool. ACROSS THE WAVES. The team takes an early morning dinghy across to Misima to catch our flight. Heavy rain sets in, we are delayed but spirits are high. The sun comes out and we are off. What a flight!! @ANU_CHL Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative ANU School of Archaeology & Anthropology

Last day of the ANU-UPNG archaeology fieldschool. THATS A WRAP. Lifelong friendships made and a strong partnership with UPNG to teach the next generation, the future is bright. Its been a pleasure seeing the students develop. What a trip! @ANU_CHL Prof Helen Sullivan Brian P Schmidt

"Field Schools are vital for equipping our students with the skills they need and for building respectful relationships with the local custodians" -Prof Helen Sullivan Read the full Mornington fieldschool story - bit.ly/mornington-fie…

Day 1 of the 2nd ANU fieldschool, Mornington Peninsula. A profound professional & personal learning experience for the great group of students. Co-run with Heritage Insight & Bunurong Land Council. Off we go! Follow us on the journey @ANU_CHL ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences ANU Media AustArchAssoc

Day 2, ANU fieldschool. Up and at it! A Welcome to Country and Tanderrum by Uncle Alvin, with a walk through both sites. The 2022 Cape Schanck excavation was exposed and ready to expand. In the afternoon, Si gives a talk on field notebooks. @ANU_CHL Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative ANU Media ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

Day 3-5, ANU fieldschool, Mornington Peninsula. The students are working well together. At Schanck remains of the 1860s stables are being revealed. At Fingal, past Aboriginal land use carefully recorded. Evening talks by Heritage Insight and Latrobe Uni. @ANU_CHL AustArchAssoc

Day 6, ANU fieldschool, Mornington. Students are making GREAT progress. At Schanck, cobble floor & walls appearing. At Fingal, shell midden revealed! Thanks to Stewart Fallon we know Aboriginal communities were here 4000 years ago. What will the midden tell us? @ANU_CHL ANU Media

Day 7-8, ANU fieldschool, Mornington. "what have you found?" Saturday we had some young visitors come to site, excited to see the shell and stone tools being recorded in the ground. Sunday, day off, trip to Point Nepean. Refreshed and ready for a new week @ANU_CHL ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

Day 9, ANU fieldschool, Mornington. The student teams swapped sites today to get a range of experience. They have recorded several shell midden deposits from past meals. Afternoon, a chat from the Director and Registrar of First Peoples State Relations. @ANU_CHL Brian P Schmidt

Day 10-11, ANU fieldschool, Mornington. A moment in time. The team have done an AMAZING job at recording where someone once sat and flaked a stone tool. Last years excavation also reopened, with a visit from Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative @thatpollenguy and @SamPassmore_. @ANU_CHL ABACUS

Day 12, ANU fieldschool, Mornington. What lies beneath, the 1860s stables and store at Cape Schanck revealed, with a whole lot of surprises! In the evening, a talk by Jeremy Smith, Principal Archaeologist at Heritage Victoria. @ANU_CHL ANU Media ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Day 13-14, ANU fieldschool, Mornington.THATS A WRAP! Final recording & backfilling on Sat, & a long drive home on Sun. Thanks to Heritage Insight, Bunurong, First Peoples State Relations, Heritage Victoria,Latrobe, Parks Vic & Shire Council for their support.@ANU_CHL ABACUS

In 2022 the first archaeology and cultural heritage fieldschool was held on Panaeati Island in Papua New Guinea, jointly run by ANU and UPNG. Follow the journey of the students and community in this video @ANU_CHL ANU Media AustArchAssoc #nzarchaeology youtube.com/watch?v=VM7sYT…

Day 1 of the 3rd ANU cultural heritage fieldschool, Mornington Peninsula is underway. A great group of students working with industry and Bunurong traditional owners. A deeply engaging learning experience. @ANU_CHL ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences Prof Helen Sullivan Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative

Day 8 of the ANU Mornington cultural heritage fieldschool. The 1860s stable building revealed, & millennia of land use on the dunes documented. An exciting range of fireside talks, BIG open day, and a day trip to French Island with @thatpollenguy. @ANU_CHL Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

Day 12 of the ANU mornington fieldschool. Students have found their stride at both sites at Cape Schanck. The 1860s stables revealed and nuances of Aboriginal occupation documented. Total station training and a talk by Heritage Victoria. @ANU_CHL AustArchAssoc Victorian Archaeology Colloquium

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