Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) conference, an important event for the archaeological community in Australia and an excellent opportunity for our own team’s professional development.
The theme of this year’s conference is Disrupting Paradise: The Archaeology of the Driest Inhabited Continent on Earth and the program includes two presentations from Niche consultants.
Dr Xavier Carah from Niche’s Brisbane office will present Ravenswood Minors – Identifying children on an 1860s Queensland goldfield. In his presentation Xavier will discuss how artefacts discovered at burial sites – that were exhumed as part of a larger Niche project – provide an insight into the lives and deaths of children in the early years of the goldfields. Read more about the Ravenswood project here.
Dr Morgan Disspain from our Coffs Harbour base will explore the significant cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connections of Bininj (Aboriginal) people to water sources and djenj (fish) in Kakadu and West Arnhem Land. Her presentation is entitled Djenj Mankarre: Bininj Fishing Past, Present and Future.
Conference program and registration
The AAA conference takes place 10-13 December on the Gold Coast, Queensland. For more information including the full conference program and registration visit the conference website.
Are you interested in a consulting career?
Niche is a vibrant, flexible and well organised business that prides itself on caring for and supporting our staff. We are always looking for great people to join our team.
Students and recent graduates who are interested in finding out about careers in heritage consulting are invited to meet our team at the Niche booth at Careers Night, 7.00-9.00pm on Wednesday 11 December.
To see our current vacancies, visit our Careers page.
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Dr Morgan Disspain – Fish ear bones, the ‘time capsules” of river health
Meet our local team in Northern NSW
Meet archaeologist Dr Xavier Carah
