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The Dig

The Dig

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The Dig
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From the interactive exhibition produced by Heritage Victoria Viewbank: Unearthing a Forgotten Colonial Homestead in Melbourne Suburbia.

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Between 1996 and 1999, Heritage Victoria conducted three excavations at the site with help from archaeologists from Melbourne, La Trobe and Flinders Universities, and more than 140 archaeology students and community members.

The archaeologists uncovered the stone foundations of the house and remnants of hand-made brick walls, fireplaces and other features.

Click Here to listen to archaeologist Jeremy Smith describe the dig at Viewbank.

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Viewbank map

Jeremy Smith

1697 Coin - Conservation

1697 Coin - History

Buttons - Conservation

Buttons - History

Dining Set - Conservation

Dining Set - History

Dominos - Conservation

Dominos and dolls - History

Mustard jar - Conservation

Mustard jar – History

Servants’ bells

Servants’ bell – History

Toothbrush - Conservation

Toothbrush – History

Bricks - History

Fish token – History

Marble fireplace – History

The Dig

Bricks and fireplaces

Servants’ bells (1)

The 1697 coin

Buttons

Dolls