notwithstanding the fact that they are frequently taught at the same universities (with students taking courses in both areas), there has been remarkably little professional contact between the two fields until recent times. This is partly explained by the real differences in technique and approach that exist between them, but these differences are just as great in the archaeology of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, where many Australians also work. A more complete explanation would encompass an understanding of the cultural and institutional contexts of the two fields and of their very different histories.

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Australian Prehistoric Archaeological Sites

The Archaeology of European Civilization

Australians of European ancestry have long been interested in the history of European civilization. Although formal courses in the art and archaeology of the Mediterranean did not begin at the University of Sydney until 1946, the Nicholson Museum (the core collection of which was given to the university in 1860) became