The Historical Archaeology of the First Government House site, Sydney: Further Research

Summary

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 partially demolished in 1838.

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• Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City (EAMC)

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Contact(s): Penny Crook

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TDAR ID(s): 6901

FAIMS ID(s): repo.fedarch.org/document/6901

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