The commonwealth block, Melbourne : a historical archeaology /
Tim Murray, Kristal Buckley, Sarah Hayes, Geoff Hewitt, Justin McCarthy, Richard Mackay, Barbara Minchinton, Charlotte Smith, Jeremy Smith and Bronwyn Woff.
- University of Sydney, NSW, Australia : Sydney University Press, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource
- Studies in Australasian historical archaeology ; 7 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro -- Half title page -- Studies in Australasian Historical Archaeology -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction and Context -- 2 Agencies of Change: Government Perspectives on Little Lon -- 3 The First Campaign: Little Lon -- 4 Assemblage Analysis and Outcomes: Phase 1 -- 5 Smaller Investigations between Phase 1 and Phase 2 -- 6 The Second Campaign: Casselden Place -- 7 Assemblage Analysis and Outcomes: Phase 2 -- 8 Little Lon and Museum Victoria: A Tale of Benign Neglect, Restoration and a Bright Future 9 Diversity and Change in Little Lon: Ongoing Historical and Archaeological Research -- 10 An Update on the Commonwealth Block Project: A Second Phase of Targeted Feature Cataloguing -- 11 The 2017 Excavations: 271 Spring Street, Melbourne -- 12 Little Lon and the Archaeology of the Modern World -- Plates -- Index
This groundbreaking book reports on almost three decades of excavations conducted on the Commonwealth Block - the area of central Melbourne bordered by Little Lonsdale, Lonsdale, Exhibition and Spring streets.