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Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference

The Australian Archaeological Association Inc. holds a conference in late November/early December of each year. The conference is the major annual meeting of Australian archaeologists and attracts interstate and international delegates. The conference is held in a different location each year to encourage a broad-cross section of the archaeological community to attend and reduce travelling costs for students.

Year Theme Dates Location Hosting Bodies Conference Program
2009 Old Guard, New Guard 11-14 December Adelaide, SA Archaeology, Flinders University
 
2008 n/a 3-6 December Noosa, QLD School of Social Science, University of Queensland  
2007 New Ground 21-26 September Sydney, NSW Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney pdf icon (3.74 MB)
2006 Modern humans in Asia, Australia and Oceania: timing, impact, signatures and spread 8-10 December Beechworth, VIC La Trobe University  
2005 AAA, AIMA Joint Conference The Archaeology of Trade and Exchange 27-30 November Fremantle, WA School of Social & Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia & Western Australian Maritime Museum pdf icon (640 KB)
2004 Networks and Narratives 13-15 December Armidale, NSW Division of Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology, University of New England  
2003 Major Theme: Colder and Drier for Longer?: Implications of the "New" Late Glacial Maximum (30-20,000 BP) for Humans in Australia and the Region 4-7 December Jindabyne, Snowy Mountains, NSW Centre for Archaeological Research, Australian National University  
2002 AAA, AIMA, ASHA Joint Conference Land and Sea: Common Ground and Contemporary Issues for Australian Archaeology 17-22 November Townsville, QLD Maritime Museum of Townsville & James Cook University  
2001 Barriers, Borders, Boundaries 6-8 December Hervey Bay, QLD University of Queensland pdf icon (917 KB)
2000 Advancing Archaeology in Australia: Teaching, Research & Heritage 30 November-2 December Beechworth, VIC La Trobe University  
1999 Transformation 9-11 December Mandurah, WA University of Western Australia  
1998 . 10-12 December Valla Beach, NSW University of Sydney  
1997 . 4-6 December Boambee Bay, NSW University of New England  
1996 Creation 5-7 December Dzintari, SA South Australian Museum, University of South Australia & Flinders University  
1995 Included: Repatriation Session 6-9 December Gatton College, QLD University of Queensland  
1994 . 24-26 November La Trobe University, VIC La Trobe University  
1993 Archaeology in Northern Australia 9-11 December Darwin, NT .  
1992 . . Valla Beach, NSW .  
1991 Pleistocene Archaeology in Australia, New Guinea and Island Melanesia . Jindabyne, NSW .  
1990 . . Townsville, QLD .  
1989 Included: 20 years of Archaeology in the Willandra . . .  
1988 . . University of New England, NSW .  
1987 . . Point Walter, WA .  
1986 Included: 25 years of New Guinea Highlands Archaeology . Lorne, VIC .  
1985 Included: 20 years of Tasmanian Archaeology . Valla Beach, NSW .  
1984 Theory and Method in Archaeology . Tallebudgera, QLD .  
1983 Archaeology and Ethnography . Australian National University, ACT .  
1982 Colonisation and Adaptive Mechanisms . Hobart, TAS .  
1981 Cultural Resource Management . Springwood, NSW .  
1980 Coastal Archaeology . Valla Beach, NSW .  
1979 Education and Training in Prehistory and Archaeology . Falls Creek, VIC .  
1978 Excavation Techniques, Computers and Specialist Studies . Kioloa, NSW .