An Archaeology of Australia Since 1788

by Peter Davies, Susan Lawrence, Peter Davies, et al.

Book Overview

This volume provides an important new synthesis of archaeological work carried out in Australia on the post-contact period. It draws on dozens of case studies from a wide geographical and temporal span to explore the daily life of Australians in settings such as convict stations, goldfields, whalers' camps, farms, pastoral estates and urban neighbourhoods. The different conditions experienced by various groups of people are described in detail,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461427169
• ISBN13: 9781461427162
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"