This article considers the mid to late nineteenth-century world of the Fremantle Lunatic
Asylum, Western Australia. By examining the built environment of the asylum and the uses of …

The comparative analysis of artifact assemblages is simultaneously enticing and daunting.
New research questions can potentially be addressed but a number of limiting factors can …

Institutional food is renowned for being monotonous and unappetising, yet the accuracy of
these prescribed diets is difficult to verify archaeologically. Desiccated plant remains from …

The site of S t J ohn's provides a unique insight into the internal dynamics and materiality of
a nineteenth century C atholic girls' reformatory and the silent lives of the young women …

The growing literature on underfloor archaeological deposits often observes exceptional
material preservation within these matrices. Drawing from recent work at Fremantle Prison …

Since the 1990s, archaeological approaches to institutions designed for public health,
benefit, and welfare have been developed. Key publications have raised the profile of …

Are there traditions of folk ritual practice in Australian historical contexts, and are they
observable in the archaeological record? Studies from the US and UK have documented a …

Modified objects and extensive graffiti recorded from within the infamous Parramatta
Industrial School for Girls (1887-1974), formerly the Roman Catholic Orphan School (1844 …

Matrons were often powerful figures in the daily workings of benevolent asylums and other
institutions of refuge. Responsible for hygiene, subsistence and the moral oversight of …

The World Heritage-listed Port Arthur penitentiary is one of Australia's most visited historical
sites, attracting over 400,000 visitors each year. Designed to incarcerate 480 men, between …