The articles in the of Historical Records of Australian Science, edited by Hilary Howes and Matthew Spriggs, explore the history of archaeology in Australasia and the Pacific and have diverse origins.
Three are based on papers given at conference sessions organised by scholars associated with the Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific (CBAP) project, a project funded by the Australian Research Council through its Laureate Fellowship grant scheme, and by the Australian National University (ANU). Harry Allen鈥檚 article 鈥楯ack Golson, Roger Green and debates in New Zealand archaeology鈥� draws on a paper he delivered at 鈥楾rans-Tasman dialogues鈥�, a combined conference of the New Zealand Archaeological Association (NZAA) and the Australian Archaeological Association (AAA), held in Auckland in 2018.
An early version of 鈥楻everend Voyce and P猫re O鈥橰eilly鈥檚 excavated collection from Bougainville: a case study in transnational histories of archaeology in the Pacific鈥�, authored by Eve Haddow, Emilie Dotte-Sarout and Jim Specht, was presented at the AAA conference 鈥楧isrupting paradise: the archaeology of the driest continent on earth鈥�, held on the Gold Coast in 2019. Matthew Spriggs鈥� article 鈥樷�淐asey did very good work for Wheeler and you are lucky to have him鈥�: Dermot Casey鈥檚 under-appreciated importance in the history of Australian archaeology鈥� draws on presentations at both of the above conferences.
鈥楾he role of oral history in archiving archaeology: a case study from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia鈥�, contributed by Caroline Spry, Jillian Garvey and Emmy Frost, arose from a moderated conversation between Australian archaeologists David Frankel, Jim Allen and Susan Lawrence, organised in 2017 as part of La Trobe University鈥檚 50th anniversary celebrations.
鈥楻obert Edwards and the history of Australian rock art research鈥�, contributed by Mike Smith, June Ross and Dick Kimber, was originally submitted to the journal as a stand-alone paper and subsequently assigned to this virtual issue by mutual agreement, given its relevance to the history of archaeology in Australasia and the Pacific.
Finally, 鈥楾he historiography of Australian archaeology: a review鈥� was commissioned by the editors of Historical Records of Australian Science, as part of a series of review essays in the journal.
Virtual issues bring together existing related content from Historical Records of Australian Science and are usually published in association with relevant events or conferences, in this case the , hosted online by the team from the CBAP) project from 23 to 25 November 2021, and the , hosted online from 1 to 3 December 2021.
This virtual issue of the journal is .
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