, ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁history ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁became ▁reader ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁foundation ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Human ities ▁Research ▁Council ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Victoria ▁which ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁and ▁Anth rop ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Victoria ▁( pres ident ▁ 1 9 8 2 - 8 3 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁' 6 8 , ▁C ul ican ▁and ▁John ▁Taylor ▁along ▁with ▁students , ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁under to ok ▁exc av ations ▁on ▁the ▁F oss il ▁Beach ▁C ement ▁Works ▁site ▁near ▁Mor ning ton , ▁Victoria . ▁Perhaps ▁unusual ▁for ▁arch ae olog ists , ▁the ▁resulting ▁mon ograph ▁was ▁published ▁within ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁historical ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ation ▁in ▁Australia ▁( or ▁possible ▁a ▁close ▁tie ▁with ▁Jim ▁Allen ' s , ▁Port ▁Ess ington ▁Ph D ). ▁C ul ican ' s ▁" mod est " ▁report ▁( which ▁won ▁several ▁pri zes ) ▁was ▁undert aken ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁that ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁" der el iction ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁duty ", ▁despite ▁one ▁visit ing ▁nun ▁remark ing ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁that ▁" It ▁is ▁no