Henry's Mill: The Historical Archaeology of a Forest Community. Life around a timber mill in south-west Victoria, Australia, in the early twentieth ... Archaeological Reports International Series) - Softcover

Davies, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1841719889 ISBN 13: 9781841719887

Verlag: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd, 2006

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Páginas: 162 Géneros: Sinopsis: Studies in Contemporary and Historical Archaeology 2Studies in Contemporary and Historical Archaeology is a new series of edited and single-authored volumes intended to make available current work on the archaeology of the recent and contemporary past. The series brings together contributions from academic historical archaeologists, professional archaeologists and practitioners from cognate disciplines who are engaged with archaeological material and practices. In this, the second volume in the series, the author presents a nuanced account of 19th and 20th century forest sawmill communities in southern Victoria, Australia. Weaving together archaeological and historical data, issues of community development, isolation, integration, and consumption practices are sensitively explored. Not only does the volume make a valuable contribution to the historical archaeology of rural Australia, but it provides an extended case study for others studying the history and archaeology of temporary work communities elsewhere in the emerging modern world._,

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Studies in Contemporary and Historical Archaeology 2

Studies in Contemporary and Historical Archaeology is a new series of edited and single-authored volumes intended to make available current work on the archaeology of the recent and contemporary past. The series brings together contributions from academic historical archaeologists, professional archaeologists and practitioners from cognate disciplines who are engaged with archaeological material and practices. In this, the second volume in the series, the author presents a nuanced account of 19th and 20th century forest sawmill communities in southern Victoria, Australia. Weaving together archaeological and historical data, issues of community development, isolation, integration, and consumption practices are sensitively explored. Not only does the volume make a valuable contribution to the historical archaeology of rural Australia, but it provides an extended case study for others studying the history and archaeology of temporary work communities elsewhere in the emerging modern world.

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Peter Davies

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• Verlag: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1841719889
• ISBN 13: 9781841719887
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162