Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City (EAMC)
Part of: La Trobe University
This collection includes resources produced by the Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City (EAMC) project, 2001-2004.
Site Name Keywords
Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site (The Rocks) •
First Government House site (Sydney) •
Hyde Park Barracks (Sydney) •
Lilyvale site (Cumberland Street, The Rocks) •
Paddy's Market site (Haymarket) •
Susannah Place (Gloucester Street, The Rocks) •
Royal Mint site (Macquarie Street, Sydney)
Site Type Keywords
Domestic •
Urban •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
House •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding •
Terrace •
Institution •
Cottage
Other Keywords
Comparative assemblage analysis
Culture Keywords
Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology) (FOR 210108)
Material Types
Ceramic •
Glass •
Metal •
miscellaneous •
Building Materials •
Organic
Temporal Keywords
19th Century •
18th Century •
late-18th century •
early-20th century •
Convict era
Geographic Keywords
Commonwealth of Australia (Country) •
Australia (Continent) •
New South Wales (State / Territory) •
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia •
AUSTRALIA •
Sydney •
NSW •
The Rocks •
Sydney NSW Australia
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An Archaeology of Institutional Refuge: the Material Culture of the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, 1848–1886 (2006)
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This monograph presents the results of the EAMC analysis of the Hyde Park Barracks assemblage. It concentrates of the underfloor assemblage and examines many details of life in the Women’s Destitute Asylum and Immigrant’s Depot such as smoking, the distribution of religious tracts, the provision of medicinal care, the ‘make-do’ culture of recycled clothing and makeshift tooling, among other topics.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources at the Hyde Park Barracks (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources at the Hyde Park Barracks. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of Susannah Place, the Rocks, Sydney (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of Susannah Place, the Rocks, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, The Rocks, Sydney (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, The Rocks, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the First Government House site, Sydney (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the First Government House site, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Lilyvale site, The Rocks, Sydney (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Lilyvale site, The Rocks, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Paddy's Market site, Darling Harbour, Sydney (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Paddy's Market site, Darling Harbour, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Royal Mint site, Sydney (2003)
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Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Royal Mint site, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.
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Guide to the EAMC archaeology database (2006)
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This is the Guide to the EAMC Archaeology Database released in 2006. It provides a brief outline of the content of the database and instructions for navigation and using the key functions of the database.
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The Historical Archaeology of the First Government House site, Sydney: Further Research (2006)
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This publication presents the results of the EAMC analysis of assemblages at the First Government House site. It includes a discussion of the site’s formation processes and three studies of different aspects of the historical archaeology of First Government House: one, the printing office and additional lead type recovered in Young Street; two, the tablewares and dining equipage of Governors King and Macquarie; and three, the unusual architectural history of the guard house, built c. 1812 and...
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Keeping up with the McNamaras: A Historical Archaeological Study of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, The Rocks, Sydney (2005)
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The archaeological collection from the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, excavated in 1994, was among the suite of material selected for analysis in this project. This report presents the results of the EAMC team’s re-examination of the historical and archaeological records of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site and is also intended to provide a reference point for future research of the site.