Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference

The Australian Archaeological Association Inc. holds a conference in late November/early December of each year. The conference is the major annual meeting of Australian archaeologists and attracts interstate and international delegates. The conference is held in a different location each year to encourage a broad-cross section of the archaeological community to attend and reduce travelling costs for students.

Year	Theme	Dates	Location	Hosting Bodies	Conference Program
2010	Challenges for archaeology in understanding cultural and natural landscapes: local, national and global perspectives	9-13 December	Coachouse Marina Resort, Batemans Bay, NSW	The Australian National University
2009	Old Guard, New Guard	11-14 December	Adelaide, SA	Archaeology, Flinders University	(919 KB)
2008	n/a	3-6 December	Noosa, QLD	School of Social Science, University of Queensland	(1.54 MB)
2007	New Ground	21-26 September	Sydney, NSW	Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney	(3.74 MB)
2006	Modern humans in Asia, Australia and Oceania: timing, impact, signatures and spread	8-10 December	Beechworth, VIC	La Trobe University
2005	AAA, AIMA Joint Conference The Archaeology of Trade and Exchange	27-30 November	Fremantle, WA	School of Social & Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia & Western Australian Maritime Museum	(640 KB)
2004	Networks and Narratives	13-15 December	Armidale, NSW	Division of Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology, University of New England
2003	Major Theme: Colder and Drier for Longer?: Implications of the "New" Late Glacial Maximum (30-20,000 BP) for Humans in Australia and the Region	4-7 December	Jindabyne, Snowy Mountains, NSW	Centre for Archaeological Research, Australian National University
2002	AAA, AIMA, ASHA Joint Conference Land and Sea: Common Ground and Contemporary Issues for Australian Archaeology	17-22 November	Townsville, QLD	Maritime Museum of Townsville & James Cook University
2001	Barriers, Borders, Boundaries	6-8 December	Hervey Bay, QLD	University of Queensland	(917 KB)
2000	Advancing Archaeology in Australia: Teaching, Research & Heritage	30 November-2 December	Beechworth, VIC	La Trobe University
1999	Transformation	9-11 December	Mandurah, WA	University of Western Australia
1998	.	10-12 December	Valla Beach, NSW	University of Sydney
1997	.	4-6 December	Boambee Bay, NSW	University of New England
1996	Creation	5-7 December	Dzintari, SA	South Australian Museum, University of South Australia & Flinders University
1995	Included: Repatriation Session	6-9 December	Gatton College, QLD	University of Queensland
1994	.	24-26 November	La Trobe University, VIC	La Trobe University
1993	Archaeology in Northern Australia	9-11 December	Darwin, NT	.
1992	.	.	Valla Beach, NSW	.
1991	Pleistocene Archaeology in Australia, New Guinea and Island Melanesia	.	Jindabyne, NSW	.
1990	.	.	Townsville, QLD	.
1989	Included: 20 years of Archaeology in the Willandra	.	.	.
1988	.	.	University of New England, NSW	.
1987	.	.	Point Walter, WA	.
1986	Included: 25 years of New Guinea Highlands Archaeology	.	Lorne, VIC	.
1985	Included: 20 years of Tasmanian Archaeology	.	Valla Beach, NSW	.
1984	Theory and Method in Archaeology	.	Tallebudgera, QLD	.
1983	Archaeology and Ethnography	.	Australian National University, ACT	.
1982	Colonisation and Adaptive Mechanisms	.	Hobart, TAS	.
1981	Cultural Resource Management	.	Springwood, NSW	.
1980	Coastal Archaeology	.	Valla Beach, NSW	.
1979	Education and Training in Prehistory and Archaeology	.	Falls Creek, VIC	.
1978	Excavation Techniques, Computers and Specialist Studies	.	Kioloa, NSW	.