The miscellaneous artifacts from Casselden Place derive from an urban working-class community in nineteenth-century Melbourne, Australia. They include a broad range of items associated with work, recreation, education, fashion, food consumption, health, and other facets of everyday life. In this paper the miscellaneous assemblage is examined in light of research questions relating to health and hygiene, leisure and work, and access to luxury items amongst the working-class of the mid to late nineteenth century.
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Porter, J., Ferrier, Å. Miscellaneous Artifacts From Casselden Place, Melbourne. Int J Histor Archaeol 10, 366–384 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-006-0021-3
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