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Judy Birmingham came to teach at the University of Sydney in 1961 as a lecturer specialising in Iron Age Cyprus and Anatolia<ref>Lawerance, S. 2006 "Presidents forward", Papers in Honour of Judy Birmingham, ''Australasian Historical Archaeology'', vol 24:1</ref>. |
Judy Birmingham came to teach at the University of Sydney in 1961 as a lecturer specialising in Iron Age Cyprus and Anatolia<ref>Lawerance, S. 2006 "Presidents forward", Papers in Honour of Judy Birmingham, ''Australasian Historical Archaeology'', vol 24:1</ref>. |
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In 1966 she began to look for sites close to Sydney where her students could get basic training in archaeological techniques. In 1967 she began running excavations at the site of the pottery works owned by James King at Irrawang |
In 1966 she began to look for sites close to Sydney where her students could get basic training in archaeological techniques. In 1967 she began running excavations at the site of the pottery works owned by James King at Irrawang |
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Judy Birmingham is an prominent historical archaeologist based in Sydney, Australia.
Judy Birmingham came to teach at the University of Sydney in 1961 as a lecturer specialising in Iron Age Cyprus and Anatolia[1].
In 1966 she began to look for sites close to Sydney where her students could get basic training in archaeological techniques. In 1967 she began running excavations at the site of Irrawang Potterythe pottery works owned by James King at Irrawang just north of Newcastle. this project is considered to be one of the first examples of Historical archaeology in Australia.
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- ^ Lawerance, S. 2006 "Presidents forward", Papers in Honour of Judy Birmingham, Australasian Historical Archaeology, vol 24:1