An archaeology of colonial consumption: Sydney trade and material culture, 1788–1901
Summary
This is the project archive of an ARC Discovery grant conducted between 2014 and 2018 that explored Sydney’s history as a colonial marketplace at the height of the British empire. It employed emerging digital technologies and pioneering new methods to explore the cost, quality and value of archaeological relics found across Sydney, and underwrite new transnational histories of empire, commerce and consumer culture.
Cite this Record
An archaeology of colonial consumption: Sydney trade and material culture, 1788–1901. ( tDAR id: 452655) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8452655
Keywords
Investigation Types
Collections Research
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Historic Background Research
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
General
Documentary Research
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Historic Material Culture
Geographic Keywords
Sydney NSW Australia
Temporal Coverage
None: 1788 to 1901
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Penny Crook
Record Identifiers
ARC Identification Number(s): DE140101095