Nuclear Nation – A contemporary archaeology of Australia's atomic heritage

A contemporary archaeology of Australia’s atomic heritage

Investigating the material legacies of Australia’s engagements with nuclear science and technology, using methods from contemporary archaeology, material culture studies, digital humanities and First Nations-led approaches.

RESEARCH STREAMS

Contemporary Archaeology

Inventory, Mapping, Characterisation, Visualisation

Compiling a digital inventory of atomic heritage-places, infrastructure, landscapes and collections in Australia.

Atomic Heritage Collections

Collections Analysis, Object Biographies, First Nations Stories

Analysing collections at the Powerhouse and ANSTO to understand their nature and significance and to identify gaps, themes and coverage of Australia’s atomic heritage.

Heritage
Analyses

Oral Histories, Interviews, Values Workshops

Critical heritage analyses will intersect with findings from the first two research streams, to explore how diverse nuclear legacies are experienced, made sense of and valued (in both positive and negative terms).

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The NUCLEAR NATION ARC Linkage project is based at the Centre for Creative & Cultural Research, University of Canberra. We acknowledge the First Nations people of the lands on which we live and work and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.