Yes, I’m going to be a Man at Work! That’s why there haven’t been many posts recently as I’ve been planning a trip to Australia. Well it isn’t a trip, I’ve been invited to work on a town bypass scheme digging Aboriginal sites, this is all I really know at present,
“Town bypasses will be constructed around the towns of Tarcutta and Woomargama in regional NSW. Each bypass will travel through greenfield areas, crossing prominent hills, creeks and significant stretches of land. Over 50 Aboriginal archaeological sites have been identified within the proposed route of the various bypasses. Some of these sites are very significant ceremonial places, gender specific locations (e.g. women’s sites, initiation sites) or representative examples of the region’s archaeological past yielding thousands of artefacts.”
Sounds interesting, it’s a bypass near the towns of Wagga Wagga and Albury Wodonga and I’ll be working with Aboriginal archaeologists as well. So I might give a digger’s eye view of digging in Oz as well as the usual fascinating news that normally populate the pages of A Place Odyssey, you lucky people!
Wagga Wagga! Love that name, though it sounds like a joke.
I’m happy you’re going to the Antipodes. I hope you will tell us some nice stories about people over there.
The picture is just awesome, you should be coming back that way.
Keep us informed P. and see you soon (or as the aboriginals would say: badunga wogonda wagga wagga!)
Brilliant, Pete! Sounds like a great opportunity. I’ve always been fascinated by Aboriginal landscapes, so looking forward to hearing what you find.
Martin