Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City in Nineteenth-century Australia

This book presents research into the urban archaeology of 19th-century Australia. It focuses on the detailed archaeology of 20 cesspits in The Rocks area of Sydney and the Commonwealth Block site in Melbourne. It also includes discussions of  a signi

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Tim Murray Penny Crook

Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City in Nineteenth-century Australia

Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology

Series Editor: Charles E. Orser Jr. The University of Western Ontario London, ON, Canada Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, USA

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5734

Tim Murray • Penny Crook

Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City in Nineteenth-century Australia

Tim Murray College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce La Trobe University Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Penny Crook Department of Archaeology and History La Trobe University Melbourne, VIC, Australia

ISSN 1574-0439 Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology ISBN 978-3-030-27168-8    ISBN 978-3-030-27169-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27169-5 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To all the extraordinary people who lived on The Rocks and the Commonwealth Block and left behind their stuff. May we continue to tell their stories for the years to come.

Contents

1 Preface and Introduction������������������������������������������������������������������������    1 The Structure of the Book��������������������������������������������������������������������������    2 Acknowledgements������������������������������������������������������������������������������������    3 References��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������    4 2 Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City: Melbourne and Sydney Compared��������������������������������������������������������    7 Managing Data to Promote Comparison�����������