Alistair Paterson
@agpaterson
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Archaeologist. Member of a great family. Interested in our pasts and futures.
Joined March 2009
Bioarchaeological analysis of a murder victim associated with the “Batavia” mutiny of 1629: The case of the ‘missing’ body
tandfonline.com
The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) retourschip “Batavia” was commissioned to serve as a trade vessel between Europe and the East Indies. Her maiden voyage suddenly ended 6 June 1629, wrecki...
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A extraordinary excavation story: a 17th-century murder victim discovered over the space of 50 years
tandfonline.com
The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) retourschip “Batavia” was commissioned to serve as a trade vessel between Europe and the East Indies. Her maiden voyage suddenly ended 6 June 1629, wrecki...
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All the Batavia 1629 discoveries in one place! And open access….
link.springer.com
Historical Archaeology - The loss of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia in 1629 on the Houtman Abrolhos off the west coast of Australia and subsequent mutiny is one of the most dramatic...
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On my way to the @FieldMuseum today and noticed this fenced off site where a statue of Christopher Columbus once stood.
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Amazing stories of the maritime industrial frontier associated with Japanese pearling from Dr Dave Steinberg #aaa45
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Kerry Nancarrow exploring connections between archaeology collections and the wider collections at MAGNT
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Harvard, here we come in 2023!Hosting an amazing workshop on Collections and Encounter with @agpaterson and Matt Liebmann
radcliffe.harvard.edu
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Why Western Australia’s coast rivals the Bermuda Triangle https://t.co/XESRns5okC via @NatGeoTravel
nationalgeographic.com
At least 1,600 shipwrecks—and countless tales of pirates and plunder—lie offshore, under Indian Ocean waters. Now maritime explorers are diving down to reveal their secrets.
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Thrilled to be an Associate Investigator on the newly announced ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures | Australian Research Council
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Many thanks to Kerry and Kevin for batting off jetlag and a fascinating afternoon. Lots to follow up at the @NtlMuseumsScot next week.
Today we welcomed Kerry Churnside and Kevin Guiness (Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation) & Alistair Paterson (UWA) @KewScience Hosted by @Economicbotany the group looked at biocultural collections brought together by Emile Clement between 1896-1925 in northwest Western Australia.
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Nice interest in the West...University of WA researchers to reveal untold stories of Dutch East India Trading Company with $800,000 grant
thewest.com.au
UWA maritime researchers at the Western Australian Museum have been given a huge financial boost to dive into the history of the Dutch East India Trading Company and its shipwrecks.
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ARC Linkage grant to explore Australia’s place in maritime history
acu.edu.au
A new research project will use the oceans as an archive, exploring the shipwrecks, art and artefacts that lie beneath Australia’s waters.
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The ARC today announced 16 recipients of new Australian Laureate Fellowships, who will receive a total of $48.6m in ARC funding over five years to conduct pioneering research in their fields of study. Read more: https://t.co/nKwTMQpMw5
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@EuanRitchie1 Important to voice and share these emotions, so thanks for contributing in that way. And if you haven't read it, @BlancheVerlie 's Learning to Live with Climate Change (open access) is very helpful.
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Hooray! Our fab #Linkage project won funding! Very happy to see so many people's hard work pay off and very excited about the important work we are going to do with this funding. Grateful to senior colleagues who created an opportunity for me to come on board.
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Really thrilled to get funded for our ARC LP: 'Mobilising Dutch East India Company collections for new global stories'. Project starts 2023. Call for researchers and PhD students soon.
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Working with Jade Pervan and Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation on medical incarceration of Indigenous Australians in leprosariums https://t.co/gptbR3gxrK via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
West Australian archaeologists investigating the history of Indigenous people medically incarcerated in leprosariums say they were subject to harsh treatment and discrimination over decades.
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