Abstract
The Adelaide Hills Face Zone Cultural Heritage Project examined landscape use in an area of the Adelaide Hills of South Australia following European colonization. Protected by legislation that controlled development and agriculture in the area, the Hills Face Zone preserved a relict colonial landscape where a diversity of archaeological sites remained. A range of activities that had transformed the natural environment and created this new landscape were identified, including the creation of home and market gardens, experimental horticultural activities, and the establishment of plant nurseries. Because the knowledge and experiences brought by the colonists from England were of limited use in this new environment, cultural adaptation and innovation played an important part in the transformation of the landscape.
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Piddock, S., Smith, P. & Pate, F.D. A Changed Landscape: Horticulture and Gardening in the Adelaide Hills Face Zone, South Australia, 1836–1890. Hist Arch 43, 65–81 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03376761
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