Australia’s Deep Human Past in the Context of Global History September 28-30, 2016 Wednesday, September 28, 5-7pm Respondents: Michael McCormick, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall Harvard University Plenary Address: Ann McGrath, Australian National University David Christian, Macquarie University John Maynard, “Australian History in Deep Time” University of Newcastle Thursday, Friday, September 29, 9am-5pm September 30, 9am-5pm Thompson Room, Barker Center Thompson Room, Barker Center 9am - 12pm 2pm - 5pm 9am - 12pm 2pm - 5pm Session 1: Session 2: Session 3: Session 4: “Australia in “Origins, Contacts, “Art, Material Culture, “Landscapes, Bodies, Global History: Frames and Journeys” Technology” Languages” and Cosmologies” Featuring: Featuring: Featuring: Featuring: Alison Bashford, Iain Iain Davidson, Peter Alison Bashford, Claire David Christian, Peter Davidson, John Maynard, Hiscock, Matthew Bowern, John Maynard, Ian Hiscock, Jane Lydon, Michael McCormick, Liebmann, Jane Lydon, McNiven, Lynette Russell, Matthew Liebmann, Ann Alistair Paterson, Nick Ian McNiven, Rob Paton, Daniel Lord Smail, Matthew McGrath, Matthew Spriggs Patterson, Lynette Russell, Alistair Paterson, Daniel Spriggs, Noreen Tuross Matthew Spriggs, Noreen Lord Smail Sponsors: Tuross The Australian Studies Committee, The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard University, Department of Anthropology, Department of History, The Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University Participants: Alison Bashford, Cambridge University Ann McGrath, Australian National University Claire Bowern, Yale University Ian McNiven, Monash University David Christian, Macquarie University Alistair Paterson, U. of Western Australia Iain Davidson, University of New England Rob Paton, Australian National University Peter Hiscock, University of Sydney Nick Patterson, Broad Institute Matthew Liebmann, Harvard University Lynette Russell, Monash University Jane Lydon, University of Western Australia Daniel Lord Smail, Harvard University John Maynard, University of Newcastle Matthew Spriggs, Australian National U. Michael McCormick, Harvard University Noreen Tuross, Harvard University .