In a message dated 2/9/2005 3:36:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Hi  all

I'm researching a site established in the 1870s to mine and process  kerosene
oil shale in the bush in New South Wales, Australia.  The mine  operators
imported much of their technology from Scotland, and also encouraged  hundreds of
Scottish miners and their families to migrate to Australia.   The resultant
relict village [Joadja] has a number of standing buildings,  chimneys and house
sites of the workers which are the subject of  investigation.

I'm looking for any information on Scottish inndustrial  or rural settlements
in either Scotland or elsewhere from the period 1850-1900  to get a sense of
what sorts of archaeological investigations have been  undertaken.

All references are most  welcome.

Denis



Hi Dennis - Linda Carnes-McNaughton at Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville NC  (US)
have been doing research on rural farmsteads occupied by Scottish  immigrants
and their descendants. These were mostly subsistence farmers, but  they also
participated in the turpentine and naval stores industries. The sites  sampled
so far date between about 1830 and 1920, but Scots began moving into the
area earlier (1740s - 1750s). Reports are in the works...

Carl  Steen
The Diachronic Research Foundation
PO Box 50394
Columbia, SC  29250