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Money doesn’t make the world go round: Angkor’s non-monetisation
Published 2009-01-01It has been observed that, in contrast to other Asian and Southeast Asian polities, there are no records of monetary transactions in Angkor's 6th–14th century inscriptions, and no reference to a unit of account after the ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Archaeological Fish Bone Images Archive Tables
Published 2010-06-18Tables (List of Fishes, Fish Taxon Names and Codes, Fish Anatomy Names and Codes and '1880s NSW Fisheries Commission Information'), data indexes and explanation of data relationships. Part of the 'Archaeological Fish-Bone ...Open AccessDataset -
The Foundations of Madness: The role of the built environment in the mental institutions of New South Wales
Published 2011-01-01Institutionalisation has been a widespread and accepted response to insanity since the eighteenth century. These institutions were highly ideological, and the psychiatric theory that informed them was inextricably bound ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Housing the Worker
Published 2011-01-01The industrialization of Sydney and the increasing prevalence of factories in the city centre and outer suburbs from the mid-nineteenth century meant that worker housing was in high demand. The opportunity to capitalize ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
THE SB-4-6 SHELL MIDDEN ASSEMBLAGE: A SHELL MIDDEN ANALYSIS FROM A LATE PREHISTORIC VILLAGE SITE AT PAMUA ON MAKIRA, SOUTHEAST SOLOMON ISLANDS
Published 2011-01-01This thesis details the methodology, results and interpretations of analysis that was conducted on a shell midden assemblage from Pamua on the island of Makira, Southeast Solomon Islands. This midden was excavated from ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
STONE OR METAL? DIAGNOSING THE MATERIAL AGENT OF EARLY BRONZE AGE CUT MARKS FROM LERNA, GREECE
Published 2011-01-01This dissertation examines cut marks on animal bone from Early Bronze Age Lerna in Greece to determine the material agent; a stone or metal tool. An experimental group of cut marks was produced to compare to the Lerna ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Aboriginal Glass Artefacts of the Sydney Region
Published 2011-01-01Aboriginal glass artefacts (AGAs) have become the ‘type fossil’ for recognizing post-contact sites in countries with colonial pasts. Whether such reliance on AGAs is a valid development is contentious as the identification ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Memorial Markings: A study of the change over time to fonts at the Manly Quarantine station and Rookwood Cemetery
Published 2011-01-01This thesis analyses the changes in font styles used in the historical inscriptions at the Manly Quarantine Station and Rookwood Cemetery. The changes to the fonts used at each site will be compared to the changes to fonts ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The Lydion: Revealing Connectivity across the Mediterranean in the Sixth Century B.C.
Published 2011-01-01The Archaic period was a period of great change around the Mediterranean: population growth, urbanization and colonization all contributed to the overturning of existing social and political structures. Growth in commercial ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Material Matters: The Moral Imperative for a Large‐Scale Perspective within the Archaeology of the Contemporary Past.
Published 2011-01-01Over the past decade, the archaeology of the contemporary past has become an established sub-field within archaeology. Yet, the overwhelming majority of research conducted within this sub-field is concerned with the study ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The End of Angkor? The Modification and Re-use of Angkor Wat
Published 2011-12-01Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, was built in the mid 12th century AD and has been continuously occupied ever since. Angkor Wat was the jewel in the crown of Greater Angkor, the capital of the Khmer ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Bronze “Bathtub” Coffins In the Context of 8th-6th Century B.C.E. Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite Funerary Practices
Published 2012-01-01Central to this thesis are a small number of unique bronze “bathtub” coffins found in 8th–6th century B.C.E. Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite burial contexts. These fascinating burial containers have not previously been ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
An Insight into Life at Geometric Zagora Provided by the Animal Bones
Published 2012-01-01This thesis is a study of the animal bone distribution at the Geometric period settlement of Zagora (ca. 850-700 BC), on the island of Andros. The animal bones were excavated during the 1967-74 University of Sydney excavations ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Capturing Archaeological Performance on Digital Video: Implications for Teaching and Learning Archaeology
Published 2012-09-21In 2009 we produced a series of edited video clips to demonstrate practical methods to archaeology students at the University of Sydney in Australia. The videos were made publicly accessible via YouTube and incorporated ...Open AccessArticle, Letter -
Archaeological Methods: Reading a Compass
Published 2012-10-15Dr Martin Gibbs demonstrates how to read a prismatic compass for use in archaeological field survey.Open AccessAudiovisual -
Archaeological Methods: Dumpy 4 - Read the Staff
Published 2012-10-15Dr Martin Gibbs explains how to read the survey staff when using a dumpy level. This video is the fourth in a series on using a dumpy level for archaeological fieldwork.Open AccessAudiovisual -
Archaeological Methods: Dumpy 1 - Set Up
Published 2012-10-15Dr Martin Gibbs explains how to set up a dumpy level before starting to survey. First video in a series on using dumpy survey equipment for archaeological fieldwork.Open AccessAudiovisual -
Archaeological Methods: Set Up a 1m Grid Square
Published 2012-10-15Dr Martin Gibbs explains how to set up a 1m grid square for an archaeological excavation using hand-tapes. This is a common and basic technique used in field archaeology that only needs simple equipment.Open AccessAudiovisual -
Stone Working Methods 4: Hard Hammer Percussion
Published 2012-10-15Dr Nina Kononenko demonstrates the earliest and most basic stone working technique - hard hammer percussion.Open AccessAudiovisual -
Stone Working Methods 1: Anvil Technique
Published 2012-10-15Dr Nina Kononenko demonstrates the anvil stone working technique. This simple method produces stone flakes by hitting raw materials against a stone anvil. The size and shape of the flake can't be controlled.Open AccessAudiovisual