Contents

  1. Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Editorial Board
  2. About the Series
  3. Figures
  4. Tables
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. Urban Archaeology in Australia
  9. Class, Material Culture and Gentilty
  10. Theoretical Framework
  11. Viewbank Homestead
  12. Outline of the Study
  13. 2 Early Melbourne and Viewbank Homestead
  14. Melbourne Established
  15. Heidelberg
  16. Viewbank Homestead
  17. 3 People at Viewbank Homestead
  18. Dr Martin: An ‘Impetuous’ Gentleman
  19. Mrs Martin: A Fiery Woman
  20. Children
  21. Family Roles
  22. Servants
  23. Moving On
  24. 4 The Archaeology of Viewbank Homestead
  25. The Excavation of Viewbank Homestead
  26. Dig Methods
  27. Excavated Areas
  28. Artefacts
  29. Artefact Processing
  30. Artefact Cataloguing
  31. 5 Artefact Analysis
  32. Formation of the Tip
  33. The Tip Assemblage
  34. Domestic
  35. Eating and Drinking
  36. Personal
  37. Recreationalvi
  38. Social
  39. Tools and Equipment
  40. Miscellaneous
  41. The Homestead Contexts
  42. The Homestead Assemblage
  43. 6 Acquisition of Goods
  44. Markets
  45. England: The Dominant Market
  46. Ireland, Scotland, Continental Europe and the United States: Supplementary Goods
  47. Asia: Exotic Goods
  48. Australia: Rare Commodities
  49. Shopping
  50. Consumer Practice
  51. 7 Daily Life at Viewbank Homestead
  52. Space
  53. Work
  54. A Workplace for Servants
  55. Farming Activities
  56. Leisure
  57. Genteel dining
  58. Social Events
  59. Religion
  60. Childhood
  61. Genteel Appearance
  62. Masculine Appearance
  63. Feminine Appearance
  64. Hygiene and Maintaining Health
  65. 8 Negotiating Class
  66. Characterising the Material Culture
  67. Gentility and Class Negotiation
  68. Conclusion
  69. Appendix 1 Function Key Words
  70. Appendix 2 Date Ranges and Occupation Phases
  71. Appendix 3 Summary of Activity and Function Groupings for Artefacts Recovered from the Tip
  72. Bibliography
  73. Index
  74.  
  75. About the Author
  76. Copyright
  77.