User:Robertvjvarman

My name is Robert V J Varman, PhD (Syd). I am a professional archaeologist (retired). I worked on Norfolk Island for most of the 1980s and also late 1990s and through my archaeological and museum work there I came into contact with the endemic and introduced snail species. I have been studying and monitoring the living species since the mid 1980s to the present year (2015). I am not a malacologist, because I have not been trained in the subject. I spent much of March this year on Norfolk Island surveying critically endangered and uncommon species and comparing them to my previous records.

My archaeological work is based on colonial and post-colonial contexts in eastern Australia and Norfolk Island. I specialize in dating buildings, building materials, glass, ceramics and metals.

I use Wikipedia often and am surprised at the obscurity of some of the information provided. Hoping to make a useful contribution.

Best Wishes, Rob