Welcome to NEAF, a Foundation of the University of Sydney. Join us for a fascinating study of the past.
NEAF facilitates research in the archaeology of the Near East, Egypt and Cyprus, bringing the world of Near Eastern archaeology to a wider public audience.
We engage with school and university students, and teachers. Student membership is FREE!
Many members in Australia and around the globe have always loved the study of the ancient world but were often taken in other professional or personal directions.
NEAF enables them to pursue these interests, through talks, events, tours and field work.
We honour our wonderful Donors. Read about how they came to support NEAF here. A love of archaeology, and enjoyment of NEAF, is generally the inspiration for their generous support. We support publication, scholarships and research with these funds.
We are a member of Vere Gordon Childe Centre and work closely with the Discipline of Archaeology, and have enduring links with the Chau Chak Wing Museum, and the Friends of the Museum.
Learn about current archaeological research. Join our tours to ancient sites, access research support through grants and scholarships.
Pella Volunteer Scheme
Pella is a stunning ten-hectare site in the eastern foothills of the north Jordan Valley, set beside a natural spring.
Through the Pella Excavation Project, people of all ages can experience what it’s like to work on an archaeological dig and uncover the past.
NEAF News
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AWARDS FOR NEAF COUNCIL MEMBERS – Professor Alison Betts and Dr Joseph Lehner
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NEAF GRANT AWARDEES FOR 2024 & 2025
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NEAF Events
NEAF EVENING LECTURE SERIES FOR 2025
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Jawa: Lost City of the Black Desert
in EventsPublic LectureJawa: Lost City of the Black DesertProfessor Alison Betts (University of Sydney) Wednesday 16th…
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Ancient Jordan: Celebrating 50 years of the archaeological association of The University of Sydney with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
in EventsOur evening lecture series this year will present a number of eminent scholars who will…
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Pella
Excavating half a million years of human history
Teleilat Ghassul
One of the largest Chalcolithic sites in the Southern Levant
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Dr James Fraser – the Curator for the Ancient Levant and Anatolia at the British Museum – gives us a personal tour of the recent exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece.
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