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Of the Hut I Builded : The Archaeology of Australia's History

Of the Hut I Builded : The Archaeology of Australia’s History

Connah, Graham; Douglas Hobbs
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  • xvi, 176, : ill. ; 26 cm. #130124 First Edition

  • Archaeological evidence of pre-colonial contact especially Macassans and trepang processing activities.

  • 1. ‘There are no traces now’: the material heritage of Australian history
  • 2. ‘They came by sea’: the historical archaeology of precolonial contact
  • 3. The birth of a nation: seeking the remains of early Sydney
  • 4. ‘It didn’t always work’: investigating the sites of failed settlements
  • 5. The convict contribution: vestiges of the penal system
  • 6. ‘I built a little homestead’: extracting history from houses
  • 7. ‘I cleared the land and fenced it’: reading the rural landscape
  • 8. ‘Out of the ground came wealth’: the archaeological evidence for mining
  • 9. Made in Australia: information from industrial relics
  • 10. ‘The glad bright days have vanished’: the potential of Australian historical archaeology

Additional Information

AuthorConnah, Graham; Douglas Hobbs
Number of pagesxvi, 176, : ill. ; 26 cm.
PublisherCambridge University Press
Year Published1988
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket
Book Condition

Very Good +

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