Maritime archaeology scholarship advancing Dutch-Australian heritage
Building on years of research into Australia’s collection of Dutch shipwrecks off the West Australian coast, Flinders University is partnering with the Embassy of the Kingdom […]
Oldest shipwreck back in focus
Archaeologists investigating the wreck of the colonial South Australian barque near Victor Harbor have published a new article about the English vessel. In the Historical Archaeology […]
Archaeologists identify Moluccan boats on NT rock art drawings
Archaeologists at Flinders University have identified rare images of Moluccan vessels from Indonesia’s eastern islands in rock art paintings that may provide the first archaeological evidence […]
Isotope tests unlock Iron Age secrets
Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots are unlocking secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned from about […]
Shipwreck reveals secrets of 17th century Dutch seafaring domination
Many Dutch ships passed the West Australian coast while enroute to Southeast Asia in the 1600s – and the national heritage listed shipwreck, Batavia, has revealed […]
Discovery of SA’s oldest shipwreck
Flinders archaeology has helped locate and explore the site of South Australia’s oldest shipwreck at Encounter Bay near Victor Harbor. The barque South Australian was driven […]
Ship Shapes – archaeology goes Dutch
Maritime archaeologists from Flinders will use 3D scanning to map in fine detail some of the last remaining 17th and 18th century scale model ships in […]
Diving into our maritime past
Capturing the power of underwater images will be highlighted during the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Conference at Flinders University. Flinders University has one of the […]