West Tofts Handaxe, UK. Most think flaking was intentionally done to centre the fossil. Alternatively, the flakes naturally terminated at the edges of depressions; one just happened to have a fossil. What do you think? View it here:

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This is a bone pressure flaking tool, used to shape and retouch the edges of stone tools. The composite tool design is unique to the Arctic region of North America. View the 3D model here! stonetoolsmuseum.com/artefact/north…

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Pottery is a common artefact type found on archaeological sites. In this video, Angus discusses the features of a ceramic rim sherd, which can be dated to the 1820s. This find is a small piece of early Australian historical archaeology and a wonderful way to see out #2023NAW .

This is the Alunda Moose, found by ditch-diggers in Sweden in 1920. It is a unique zoomorphic version of the battle axes made during the Chalcolithic. View the 3D model here!

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3D model of an obsidian knife from Lou Island, made from obsidian from Manus Island. These islands are in the Admiralty Island Archipelago northeast of New Guinea. Learn more here: stonetoolsmuseum.com/artefact/ocean…

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This is a 3D model of a retouched flake made by Homo floresiensis (the 'hobbit') at Liang Bua Cave, Flores, Indonesia. You can view the model here:

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This mace head is from Peru. They were mounted at the end of a handle and used in conflict and ceremony. Learn more about these weapons by visiting the Museum's 3D model:
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Closing out National Archaeology Week by finishing accessioning a collection of objects from Melbourne’s CBD, where this very special mid-19th century Herzogtum Nassau stoneware bottle was found! #2023naw

#2023NAW a close up on one of the bake it or make it competitors!!

SahulArch is your gateway to thousands of archaeological ages from across Sahul. Accessed via octopusdata.org, SahulArch contains over 10,000 observations across 2,300+ sites with detailed contextual data. bit.ly/cabahoctopus #2023NAW

Salve! Here is my cake for National Archaeology Week based on the guard dog mosaic from the House of the Tragic Poet. A classic chocolate cake recipe with a fondant fido #2023NAW

Archaeologists in our Sydney office have been busy baking this week for the #2023NAW Bake It! or Make It! competition.

This delicious cake-scape incorporates some of our favourite (historical) archaeological 'features' found on a typical Parramatta excavation site!

🎉To celebrate Australian National Archaeology Week #2023NAW we’d like to showpiece this ovate biface from Brunette Downs Station in Northern Australia. One of many tools within the article, they are made on ‘marine-banded chert, known locally as 'ribbonstone', or chalcedony’.

Today marks the first day of National Archaeology Week!

We are diving right in with Senior Maritime Archaeologist, Dr Maddy McAllister as she tells us about the shipwrecks that lie beneath on the Great Barrier Reef 🌊⚓

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As part of #NationalArchaeologyWeek , every day this week GML’s archaeologists will share some of the First Nations & historical artefacts they have uncovered in the field.

Today: a glass bottle c1788-1840.

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As part of #NationalArchaeologyWeek , GML’s team of archaeologists have been sharing some of the First Nations and historical artefacts they have uncovered in the field. ⁠

Today: Gun flint

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Check out this stone tool of the military-industrial complex, early 19th century. View the 3d model here! #2023NAW

#archaeology #stonetools #artefact #historicalarchaeology

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Thank you to all the wonderful creatives who entered our Bake It! Make It! Competition for #2023NAW Now is the time to vote for the Peoples' Choice award. To cast your vote via Google Form: buff.ly/43ySY9Z Voting is open now & will close next Sunday 18 June at 5 pm AEST.

Over 260 people voted for our #2023NAW Bake It Make It People's Choice award. Given the level of interest, we thought we would share our top eight as voted by you!

As part of #NationalArchaeologyWeek , GML’s archaeologists are sharing some of the First Nations and historical artefacts they have uncovered in the field. ⁠
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Today: lead glaze ceramic

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