Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City in Nineteenth-century Australia

This book presents research into the urban archaeology of 19th-century Australia. It focuses on the detailed archaeology of 20 cesspits in The Rocks area of Sydney and the Commonwealth Block site in Melbourne. It also includes discussions of a significant site in Sydney - First Government House. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murray, Tim (Author), Crook, Penny (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
Subjects:
Archaeology.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Exploring the archaeology of the modern city: Sydney and Melbourne compared
  • Chapter 2: Transnational archaeologies: colonial and post colonial
  • Chapter 3:Immigration to Australia, 1820-1900
  • Chapter 4: Archaeology at First Government House and the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
  • Chapter 5: Global material culture in the modern city
  • Chapter 6: Sanitary reform and comparative assemblage analysis: methodology
  • Chapter 7: The Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, The Rocks, Sydney
  • Chapter 8: The Little Lon site in Melbourne
  • Chapter 9: Comparing the McNamaras: domestic life in two cities at the edge of the world
  • Chapter 10: Local and global lessons from 20 cesspits from the other side of the world.

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