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Welcome to the Archaeological & Anthropological Society of Victoria
The Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria (AASV) has a wide and varied membership including members of the general public who are interested to know more about archaeology and anthropology, students and academics studying these disciplines, and professional archaeologists and anthropologists. As can be learned from the history of the Society, it was formed by the joining together of two individual Societies, both of which owed their origin to the interest generated by public lectures given by enthusiastic university teachers.
The society aims to provide a forum for lectures and outings which offer interested individuals an opportunity to learn more about archaeology and anthropology in a friendly environment. The lecture series, which covers a wide range of archaeological and anthropological topics - both Australian and international - take place on the third Thursday of the month, between March and November. Lectures are held in the Discovery Centre at Melbourne Museum, Carlton. The Annual General Meeting is a special occasion with a guest speaker selected for his or her ability to present an excellent and topical lecture.
Field trips of one to two days duration are usually run twice a year and two longer trips have been undertaken in the past few years, one to Mootwingee and the Olary region and the other to Lake Mungo and Sturt National Park.
The Society's publications are The Artefact, an annual scientific journal, and the Bulletin which is a bi-monthly newsletter providing details of the annual program and a summary of recent lectures.
For more details about the Society click on the left at the page that interests you.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 17 November 2009
The annual general meeting will be held on Thursday 19 November at 7pm. The AGM will be held at the Royal Society Hall, 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne (opposite the Royal Exhibition Building Gardens)
The guest speaker is Professor Antonio Sagona. The title of his lecture is On the Cusp of Empires: Archaeology in Central Caucasus
Caucasus, an isthmus of land separating the Black and Caspian Seas, satisfies almost any definition of a frontier. For much of antiquity, the lands south of the great Caucasus mountain range had their own cultural landscape, which was quite distinct from other centres of power. Such was the Iberian Kingdom of Caucasus — at one time a client state of Rome, at another annexed by Persia. This lecture will report on two seasons of fieldwork at Samtavro, in Mtskheta, Georgia, a collaborative project between the University of Melbourne and the Georgian National Museum.
The Meeting will be followed by a buffet dinner. The cost is for $25.00 members and for $30.00 non-members including wine and soft drinks.
Please send bookings for dinner to:
The Secretary
AASV
PO Box 203
Carlton Victoria 3053
Cheques must be made payable to The Archaeological & Anthropological Society of Victoria
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