Alistair Paterson from UWA excavated a similar bottle recycling site in
Perth last year. It was a CRM job and I have not seen the report but he
would probably be worth contacting.

Gaye

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Will" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, 8 October 2001 1:02
Subject: Brewery Excavations and Bottle Reuse


> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am a graduate student in the Dept. of Archaeology at Simon Fraser
> University, British Columbia.  My research is centered on the O'Brien
> Brewing and Malting Co site, Klondike City, Yukon and bottle reuse.  As
I'm
> sure most of you are aware, attempts to decipher the context of bottles at
> historic sites is often convoluted by the possibility that they may have
> been reused over an extended period of time and they may have served
> several secondary functions.  Slight differences exist at the brewery
site,
> where I am dealing with an assemblage of bottles that were being collected
> for a specific period of time and were reused for the same purpose as they
> were originally intended for (lateral cycling).
>
> For the most part, I have completed my research and I have exhausted most
> sources for additional information regarding historic archaeological
> examinations of brewery sites, bottle reuse, etc.  I was recently informed
> about the HISTARCH email service and I thought I'd send a quick email ....
> just in case there was something that I may have overlooked.  Any relevant
> journal articles, references, etc. that you may be aware of and/or if you
> have any comments to make would be appreciated.
>
> With Thanks,
> Mike Will
>