The Australian Paleo Diet has been 40,000 years in the making. Dr Jillian Garvey (Archaeology, La Trobe University) talks about what Aboriginals were eating in the past and how it could benefit the modern diet. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Margaretha Vlahos (University of Queensland) presents an archaeological investigation of European childhood in Australia spanning the years 1788 – 1901. Applying the sociological theory of interpretive reproduction (Corsaro 2005), which posits that childhood is a social construction resulting from collective actions of children with adults and each other, the research focuses on revealing children’s creativity and agency as reflected in the material culture of childhood. Copyright 2014 La...

Margaretha Vlahos (University of Queensland) presents an archaeological investigation of European childhood in Australia spanning the years 1788 – 1901. Applying the sociological theory of interpretive reproduction (Corsaro 2005), which posits that childhood is a social construction resulting from collective actions of children with adults and each other, the research focuses on revealing children’s creativity and agency as reflected in the material culture of childhood. Copyright 2014 La...

Professor Tim Murray (Archaeology, La Trobe University) explains the problem of subsistence looting, and the pursuit of a quick dollar is damaging what we can learn from the past. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Tim Murray (Archaeology, La Trobe University) discusses the top 5 archaeological finds from 2013 - Domestication of cats in China; cannibalism in Jamestown; the expansion of Angkor Wat; eating giraffes in Pompeii, and the spontaneous combustion of Tutankhamun. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Tim Murray (Archaeology, La Trobe University) explores what the skeleton of Richard III tells us about him, how he died, and the discussions around what should be done with his remains. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Steve Falconer (History, La Trobe University) the rise and collapse of urbanized societies in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, turning particular attention to the interactions of small agrarian villages with their larger social, political and natural environments. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr David Thomas (Honorary Research Associate, La Trobe University) discusses satellite imagery and its use in contemporary archaeology in Afghanistan. Recording provided by Melbourne Museum. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr David Thomas (Honorary Research Associate, La Trobe University) discusses satellite imagery and its use in contemporary archaeology in Afghanistan. Recording provided by Melbourne Museum. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Tim Murray (Archaeology, La Trobe University) discusses the top 5 archaeological finds from 2012 - The mummies of South Uist; first pots from Jiangxi Province, China; Mayan sun god masks from Guatemala; discovery of the Curtain Theatre in London; and Richard III in a Leicester car park. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor David Frankel (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on his career working at archeological sites in Cyprus. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor David Frankel (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on seasonality and site function in chalcolithic Cyprus. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor David Frankel (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on seasonality and site function in chalcolithic Cyprus. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Looking at the fate of our long-gone relatives shows us that being able to adapt to changing conditions is key to ongoing survival. With the reality of climate change and an expanding population now with us, how will our species survive and have we become too specialised already? Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Tim Murray (Archeology, La Trobe University) discusses five great archeological finds from 2011, and looks at a dig coming up in 2012. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Andy Herries (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on how ancient humans made and used stone tools. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Andy Herries (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on dating the earliest human fossil finds from Africa. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Andy Herries (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on the evolution of humans. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Adjunct Associate Professor Mark Staniforth (Maritime Archaeology Program, Flinders University) on the importance of marine archaeology, and some current progress in Australia. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Jennifer Webb (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on her work on artefacts from bronze age burial graveyards in Cyprus. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Adjunct Associate Professor Mark Staniforth (Maritime Archaeology Program, Flinders University) on the uncovering the lost fleet of Kublai Khan in modern day Vietnam. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Mark Eccleston (Archaeology, La Trobe University) discusses ancient Egyptian industrial findings and beadwork. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Patrick Kirch (Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley) discusses oceanic archaeology of the pacific islands. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Patrick Kirch (Anthropology and Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley) on the topic of islands as model systems for human ecodynamics. 2010 Allen Lecture Originally recorded on 21th May, 2010. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Dr Mark Eccleston (Archaeology, La Trobe University) lectures on his study of ancient Egyptian industry, through the process of recreating artefacts by traditional methods, and using a synchrotron to analyse the components of them. Originally recorded on 20th May, 2010. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.