Recovering Convict Lives: A Historical Archaeology of the Port Arthur Penitentiary

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Richard Tuffin David Roe

Recovering Convict Lives

A Historical Archaeology of the Port Arthur Penitentiary

Richard Tuffin, David Roe, Sylvana Szydzik , E. Jeanne Harris

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Sydney University Press
01 November 2021

History; Archaeology

Series: Studies in Australasian Historical Archaeology

The World Heritage-listed Port Arthur penitentiary is one of Australia's most visited historical sites, attracting over 400,000 visitors each year. Designed to incarcerate 480 men, between 1856 and 1877 thousands of convicts passed through it.

In 2016, archaeologists began one of the largest ever excavations of an Australian convict site. Recovering Convict Lives: Historical Archaeology of the Port Arthur Penitentiary makes their findings available to general readers for the first time. Extensively illustrated, it is a fascinating journey into the inner workings of the penal system and the day-to-day lives of Port Arthur convicts.

Through the things they left behind

the sandstone base of a prison wall, a clay pipe discarded in a washroom, gambling tokens dropped between floorboards

this book tells their stories.

By: Richard Tuffin, David Roe, Sylvana Szydzik, E. Jeanne Harris, Ashley Matic
Imprint: Sydney University Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781743327821
ISBN 10: 174332782X
Series: Studies in Australasian Historical Archaeology
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 November 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Recovering Convict Lives: A Historical Archaeology of the Port Arthur Penitentiary

"""I found this book to be an engaging blend of history and archaeological research, pitched well to the general reader, and generously illustrated with site plans and excavation diagrams. For readers wishing for more detail of the archaeological finds, there is a very comprehensive summary of the archaeological investigations in a later section."" -- Julie Hawkins * Papers and Proceedings: Tasmanian Historical Research Association *"