World first as 3,000-year-old Chinese oracle bones go 3D 21 March 2016 A 3000-year-old ox bone - inscribed with the earliest-known example of Chinese writing - has become the world's first 'oracle bone' to be聽 Read More
Knowing me, knowing you 20 October 2015 What can museum collections tell us about people and their stories? On Sunday 25 October 2015, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will host an event that asks profound questions about objects and identities with the focus on West Papua. Read More
Captain Cook鈥檚 Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter 22 May 2013 Maori paddles presented to Captain Cook鈥檚 crew on their first voyage of discovery capture the spirit of a first encounter between two cultures. Read More