This volume provides an important new synthesis of archaeological work carried out in
Australia on the post-contact period. It draws on dozens of case studies from a wide …

In this paper I argue for an expansion of the role of assemblage analysis in understanding
daily life in nineteenth-century working-class neighborhoods. The close and systematic …

My purpose here is to outline the research design for the excavation and analysis of
Casselden Place, make some preliminary remarks about the initial phases of analysis and …

The analysis of a ceramic assemblage from a late nineteenth-century site in a coastal town
near Melbourne, Australia, is used to explore issues relating to household cycles and …

Historical archaeologists have advocated the need to explore the archaeology of the
modern city using several different scales or frames of reference—the household and the …

Cesspit fill deposits are a valuable resource for historical archaeologists globally, but, since
every city's development is unique, interpreting a deposit requires knowledge of the …

In NSW the availability of excavation records, physical remains (primarily artefacts),
technical datasets, and reports associated with a historical archaeological project can only …

This article discusses some of the more important implications of a long-term research
project into the archaeology of the modern city in Australia. It discusses how we can explore …

Melbourne grew during the 19th century from its fledgling roots into a global metropolitan
centre, and was home to many people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds. The …

Social mobility led to rapid changes in the class structure of early colonial Melbourne as the
settlement increasingly came to incorporate many people from different backgrounds. In …