Research Project
Full description The First World War Antiquities Project is the first systematic survey of antiquities taken as souvenirs by Australians during the First World War (1914-1918). It aims to locate, research, and publish information about these antiquities, and to understand both the appeal of antiquities as souvenirs during the war period, and the reasons for bringing them back to Australia. From 2019-2021 the initial phase of the project focused on documenting collections held in Queensland, thanks to a grant from the Federal Department of Veterans' Affairs (GA45668). The project received UQ Human Ethics Approval (2019000750)