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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 Pottery, the 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^[2].

Judy Birmingham was instrumental in forming the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) originally founded as the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology in 1970. ASHA was originally based at the University of Sydney and developed because of Judy Birmingham’s enthusiasm for historical archaeology. She edited early issues of the ASHA Newsletter, organised special publications and the Conferences.

In 1973 Judy Birmingham along with historian Ian Jack had proposed teaching a course in historical archaeology at the University of Sydney. As exhaustively detailed by Ian Jack the course proposal was fought by the conservative members of the archaeology department however the proposal was accepted ant the first course in historical archaeology in Australia was taught by Judy Birmingham with Ian Jack as well as contributions from geographer Dennis Jeans and historian Ken Cable. The course also had a significant fieldwork component to give student essential practical training ^[3].

References

^ Lawrence, S. 2006 "Presidents forward", Papers in Honour of Judy Birmingham, Australasian Historical Archaeology, vol 24:1
^ Lawrence, S 2002, "Australia" in Orser, Charles E 2002, Encyclopaedia of historical archaeology, Routledge, London ; New York pp35-38.
^ Jack, Ian 2006 “Historical Archaeology, Heritage and the University of Sydney”, Australasian Historical Archaeology 24:19-24

[1] Lawrence, S. 2006 "Presidents forward", Papers in Honour of Judy Birmingham, Australasian Historical Archaeology, vol 24:1

[2] Lawrence, S 2002, "Australia" in Orser, Charles E 2002, Encyclopaedia of historical archaeology, Routledge, London ; New York pp35-38.

[3] Jack, Ian 2006 “Historical Archaeology, Heritage and the University of Sydney”, Australasian Historical Archaeology 24:19-24

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 Judy Birmingham was instrumental in forming the [[Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology]] (ASHA) originally founded as the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology in 1970.  ASHA was originally based at the University of Sydney and developed because of Judy Birmingham’s enthusiasm for historical archaeology. She edited early issues of the ASHA Newsletter, organised special publications and the Conferences.
+In 1973 Judy Birmingham along with historian [[Ian Jack]] had proposed teaching a course in historical archaeology at the University of Sydney. As exhaustively detailed by Ian Jack the course proposal was fought by the conservative members of the archaeology department however the proposal was accepted ant the first course in historical archaeology in Australia was taught by Judy Birmingham with Ian Jack as well as contributions from geographer Dennis Jeans and historian Ken Cable. The course also had a significant fieldwork component to give student essential practical training <ref> Jack, Ian 2006  “Historical Archaeology, Heritage and the University of Sydney”, ''Australasian Historical Archaeology'' 24:19-24</ref>.
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