Uschi Artym

Uschi Artym is an Archaeologist who has completed a Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours) at Flinders University in South Australia. The focus of her honours thesis was to investigate the spatial and temporal relationships between European officers and Aboriginal troopers at the Burke River Native Mounted Police Camp in Boulia, Queensland. She is currently undertaking a PhD with the focus on residue and use-wear analysis on two knapped bottle glass assemblage from NMP camps in Boulia and Mistake Creek, Queensland.

Uschi is curious about everything, but mostly people – particularly how they formed societies, solved problems, interacted with their environment and motivated their decisions and behaviours. Her interest in archaeology stems from the opportunity to dabble in a bit of everything: geology, palaeontology, ecologies – all the ologies! Uschi believes archaeology is a great way of understanding past peoples and environments and connecting to the present.

Uschi has experience in the cataloguing and analysis of historical artefacts, knapped glass, high and low powered microscopy techniques, academic report writing and research. She has now expanded her skills into the Victorian cultural heritage sector and is familiar with mechanical sieving, manual excavation techniques, lithic artefact identification and cataloguing and stratigraphic illustration.

Outside archaeology, Uschi is a passionate amateur boxer – previously as a competitor but now an international referee and judge. Boxing has provided Uschi many wonderful opportunities to travel both in Australia and internationally, and many important connections along the way. When she’s not in the boxing ring, she enjoys the great outdoors – gardening, exploring her local area or a walk culminating in a delicious coffee!

Education and affiliations

• Bachelor of Archaeology, Flinders University, Adelaide (2017);
• Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours), Flinders University, Adelaide (2019);
• Member of Australian Archaeological Society (AAA); and
• Member of the Golden Key International Honour society.