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Archaeological sites in Australia

88 archaeological sites in Australia. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.

AHS Centaur AHS Centaur was a hospital ship which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off th… Absalom The Absalom was a wooden ketch that was wrecked at the Macleay River bar at Trial Bay, New… Active Active was a ketch that was launched in 1850 and that wrecked at the entrance of the Hunte… Alkimos Alkimos was a Greek-owned merchant ship which was wrecked on the coast north of Perth, Wes… Arpenteur Arpenteur was a brig owned by William Owen and John Ridley. It was wrecked at Hassell Beac… Batavia Batavia (Dutch pronunciation: [baːˈtaːvijaː]) was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (… Belinda Belinda was a brig that was wrecked in 1824 off the coast of Western Australia. The brig o… Bend Road archaeological site The Bend Road archaeological site is an open site in Melbourne, Australia. It was discover… Black Swan The Black Swan was the first bucket dredge used by the Swan River Colony (now Western Aust… Booya Booya was a steel-hulled three-masted schooner with an auxiliary oil engine built in the N… Box Gully archaeological site The Box Gully archaeological site is an Aboriginal archaeological site on the shore of sal… Cataraqui Cataraqui (also called Cataraque) was a British barque which sank off the south-west coast… Centaur Centaur was a 188-ton iron brig built in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1849. Centaur sank after s… City of York The City of York was a 1,167 GRT iron ship (it was not a barque) which sank after hitting … Coobool Creek Coolbool Creek is an archaeological site near the Wakool River in New South Wales, Austral… Corduroy Road Remains Corduroy Road Remains is a heritage-listed archaeological site at Toowoomba-Ipswich Road, … Cuddie Springs Cuddie Springs is a notable archaeological and paleontological site in the semi-arid zone … Cumberland Street Archaeological Site The Cumberland Street Archaeological Site is a heritage-listed archaeological site located… Day Dream Smelter Day Dream Smelter is a heritage-listed former smelter and archaeological site located appr… Duchess PS Duchess was a popular paddle steamer ferry built in Western Australia for use on the Sw… Dunbar The Dunbar was a full-rigged ship designed and built from 1852 to 1853 by James Laing & So… Esperance Stonehenge Esperance Stonehenge is a full-sized replica of Stonehenge, in Esperance, Western Australi… Falls of Halladale Falls of Halladale was a four-masted iron-hulled barque, built at Greenock in Scotland in … Gabarnmung Gabarnmung (or Nawarla Gabarnmung, Jawoyn for "(place of) hole in the rock") is an archaeo… Geffrard Geffrard was a 321-tons-burden British brig that traded between Australia, Mauritius, and … Glenrock early coalmining sites Glenrock early coalmining sites is a heritage-listed former coal mine and now recreation P… Government Cottage Archaeological Site Government Cottage Archaeological Site is the heritage-listed site of a cottage which serv… Green Gully archaeological site The Green gully archaeological site is an Aboriginal archaeological site in Keilor, Victor… Gympie Pyramid The Gympie Pyramid is a nickname for an archaeological site otherwise known as Rocky Ridge… HMAS AE2 HMAS AE2 (originally known as AE2) was an E-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (… HMAS Adelaide HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) was the lead ship of the Adelaide class of guided missile frigates … HMAS Australia HMAS Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence o… HMAS Parramatta Shipwreck and Memorials HMAS Parramatta Shipwreck and Memorials is a heritage-listed shipwreck at Cascade Gully, H… HMAS Pioneer HMAS Pioneer (formerly HMS Pioneer) was a Pelorus-class protected cruiser built for the Ro… HMAS Sydney HMAS Sydney, named for the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-cl… HMS J3 HMS J3 (later HMAS J3) was a J-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Au… HMS J7 HMS J7 (later HMAS J7) was a J-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Au… HMS Jumna HMS Jumna was a Helena-class brig of the Royal Navy, built at the Bombay Dockyard, initial… HMS Pandora HMS Pandora was a 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy launched i… HMS Sirius HMS Sirius was a 10-gun sloop-of-war of the Royal Navy, launched in 1781 as the merchant s… HMS Swallow HMP Swallow (also incorrectly referred to as HMS Swallow), was a barque launched as the pa… HMVS Cerberus HMVS Cerberus (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) is a breastwork monitor that served in the Vi… Hive shipwreck The Hive Shipwreck is a heritage-listed shipwreck site of the Hive, a former convict trans… Keilor Keilor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km (9.9 mi) north-west of Melbour… Keilor archaeological site The Keilor archaeological site was among the first places to demonstrate the antiquity of … Koongine Cave Koongine Cave is located in the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The cave is situated i… Kormoran The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (HSK-8) was a Kriegsmarine (German navy) merchant ra… Kow Swamp Archaeological Site The Ghow Swamp Aboriginal Place, also known as the Kow Swamp archaeological site, is a pro… Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth was a British ship built in 1869 by Robert Thompson Jr. of Sunderland. Robe… M24 Japanese Midget Submarine wreck site M24 Japanese Midget Submarine wreck site is a heritage-listed former midget submarine and … MV Lake Illawarra Lake Illawarra was a handysize bulk carrier of 7,274 tons in the service of the Australian… Maitland PSS Maitland was a Scottish built iron paddlesteamer, used in Australia as a passenger ves… Malakunanja II Madjedbebe (formerly known as Malakunanja II) is a sandstone rock shelter in Arnhem Land, … Mersey Mersey was a ship launched at Chittagong in 1801, and wrecked in the Torres Strait, Austra… Mihi Creek heritage site The Mihi Creek heritage site is a heritage-listed archaeological site at Mihi Junction, Br… Mudgegonga rock shelter The Mudgegonga rock shelter is a large rock overhang which contains over 400 Aboriginal wa… Mungana Archaeological Area Mungana Archaeological Area is a heritage-listed former mining town at Mungana, Chillagoe,… Nanguluwur Nanguluwur or Nanguluwu is a small art site in the Kakadu National Park, near Nourlangie R… Nauwalabila I Nauwalabila I (formerly known as the Lindner Site), is a sandstone rock shelter located in… New Guinea II cave New Guinea II is a limestone cave and rockshelter on the Snowy River at the end of New Gui… Nor 6 Nor 6 was a prawn trawler that sank on 25 April 1963 after a collision with the Zuytdorp C… Orizaba RMS Orizaba was a Royal Mail Ship wrecked off Rockingham, Western Australia on 16 February… Puritjarra Puritjarra is an archaeological site located in the western part of Central Australia in C… Range Hotel site Range Hotel, Burial Ground and Camping Reserve site is a heritage-listed archeological sit… Red Hands Cave Red Hands Cave is an Australian Aboriginal rock art site in the Blue Labyrinth area of Blu… Rockingham Rockingham was launched at Sunderland in 1818 and immediately became an East Indiaman, sai… Roonka Flat Roonka Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia lo… Ross Female Factory The Ross Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal co… SS Ayrfield The SS Ayrfield was a steel-hulled cargo ship that was built in Scotland, United Kingdom a… SS City of Adelaide City of Adelaide was an iron-hulled ship that was launched in Scotland in 1863, spent a lo… SS Ellengowan SS Ellengowan was a schooner-rigged, single-screw steamer built by Akers Mekaniske Verkste… SS Iron Crown SS Iron Crown was an Australian cargo steamship that was built in 1922 for the Commonwealt… SS Kwinana SS Kwinana was an Australian ocean-going cargo and passenger steamship. She was built in E… SS Maheno SS Maheno was an ocean liner belonging to the Union Company of New Zealand that operated i… SS Marloo SS Marloo is a shipwreck at Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, Fraser Coast Region,… SS Tyalgum The SS Tyalgum was a 544-ton steamer ship which was operated by the North Coast Steam Navi… SS Wyola SS Wyola was a 306 GRT steam tug built in 1912 by JT Eltringham & Co of South Shields, Eng… Shockwave Shockwave was a 24.4m sail racing yacht built in 2000. At the time of her construction she… Tryall Tryall (or Trial) was a British East India Company-owned East Indiaman launched in 1621. S… USS Peary USS Peary (DD-226) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was commis… Vergulde Draeck Vergulde Draeck (pronounced [vɛrˈɣʏldə ˈdraːk]), also spelled Vergulde Draak and Vergulde … Warragarra rock shelter Warragarra rock shelter is a rock shelter that measures about 35 x 15 meters located in th… Warratyi Warratyi is the site of a rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. Located … White Hart Inn Archaeological Site White Hart Inn Archaeological Site is a heritage-listed inn and archaeological site at Win… Xantho SS Xantho was a steam ship used in the colony of Western Australia as a pearling transport… Young Australian PS Young Australian was a paddle steamer that was lost on the Roper River in what is now t… Zeewijk The Zeewijk (or Zeewyk) was an 18th-century East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company … Zuytdorp Zuytdorp, also Zuiddorp (meaning 'South Village', after Zuiddorpe, an extant village in th…

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