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  • Natural glass used for chopping tools in ancient Papua New Guinea
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-natural-glass-used-for-chopping-tools/

    Axes made of glass were used to chop wood over 3000 years ago in Papua New Guinea.

    Published 10 February 2015
    Melanesia blog Papua New Guinea archaeology tool obsidian
  • Getting to the core of things
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/getting-to-the-core-of-things/

    Physically numbering objects with registration numbers is an important way of making sure we can identify the objects in our collection.

    Published 27 October 2014
    archaeology blog registration
  • A Remarkable Contributor
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/remarkable-contributor/

    Dr George Henry Abbott contributed a remarkable 25 years as a Trustee of the Australian Museum.

    Published 22 February 2013
    archives Trustees archaeology Egyptian
  • Our Global Neighbours: Pieces from La Ferrassie
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/our-global-neighbours-pieces-from-la-ferrassie/

    The role of a French Palaeolithic site in the story of human evolution

    Published 26 August 2014
    human evolution archaeology Anthropology blog
  • A wooden shield from Kamay-Botany Bay gives insights into pre-European Aboriginal exchange systems
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-a-wooden-shield-from-kamay-botany-bay/

    Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks thought they had collected a shield made in Botany Bay...

    Published 07 July 2015
    shield archaeology AMRI Blog
  • Archaeological science celebrates 40 years
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-archaeological-science-celebrates-40-years/

    The toolbox for archaeology now contains a diverse collection of highly sophisticated scientific techniques.

    Published 09 April 2015
    technology archaeology blog scientific research
  • Volcanic disasters and the beginning of Lapita style pottery in Papua New Guinea
    https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-volcanic-disasters-lapita-pottery/

    A major volcanic eruption about 3000 years ago contributed to the earliest pottery production in Papua New Guinea.

    Published 26 May 2014
    pottery Lapita blog volcano PNG archaeology
  • Australian Archaeology
    https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/australian-archaeology/

    The Australian Museum holds a large number of cultural material and objects obtained from archaeological sites in New South Wales, as well as items from various regions throughout Australia.

    Published 20 November 2018
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
  • Ancient Egyptian Archaeology Collection
    https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/ancient-egyptian-archaeology-collection/

    Among ceramics, bronzes and gods.

    Published 21 November 2018
    egypt archaeology International collections Ancient Egypt
  • 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum

    The Westpac Long Gallery showcases 100 treasures from our collections alongside the stories of the 100 people who’ve helped shape Australia..

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  • Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2020

    Witness nature at its most dramatic, graceful and unexpected with this stunning, free exhibition celebrating the diversity of the Australian, New Zealand, Antarctic and New Guinean bioregions.

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The Australian Museum respects and acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which the Museum stands.

Image credit: gadigal yilimung (shield) made by Uncle Charles Chicka Madden