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This is not Australia and a bit older, but with english summaries
and perhaps of interest: Concealed Finds from Buildings in
Central Europe
http://atzbach.heimat.eu/data/Depotfunde_Inhalt.pdf
including Hauke Jöns: New Research Concerning the .Nuns.Dust.
(Nonnenstaub) from the Klarissenkloster at Ribnitz, Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern. See also:
http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-museum&month=0305&week=c&msg=zMJ2Vv8%2BJarDJl0BicFECw&user=&pw=
Jan Selmer.
Erin Mein wrote:
> Dear all
> I am currently undertaking some research into deposits found underneath
> the floorboards of cells in Fremantle Prison, Western Australia. From
> reading previous threads it seems that many people have retrieved
> artefacts from underfloor spaces and inside walls etc. I am wondering
> if anyone has had a chance to look more closely at the actual
> depositional material or 'dust' itself?
> At Fremantle Prison, I am particularly interested in the material found
> in the upper storey cells because of the high degree of preservation in
> this context. We have retrieved a lot of really fragile material such
> as paper from newspapers, books, handrolled cigarettes etc that was not
> preserved in the subsurface deposits we excavated from a ground floor
> cell (for obvious reasons). The deposit itself appears to be a mixture
> of material made up of human detritus such as hair and 'bumfluff' (for
> want of a more technical term!) as well as other organic material
> including fibres, insect larvae, rodent skeletons etc
> Considering the history of the site it seems likely that the material
> was deposited there through a combination of concealment or rubbish
> disposal by prisoners and rodent activity. Although distinguishing
> between the two processes seems problematic judging from previous
> discussions.
> Beyond the work done at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney (Australia), I am
> having trouble finding any work on sub-floor deposits, in particular
> from the upper storeys of buildings. If anyone could point me in the
> direction of any studies along these lines or has any comments on
> taphonomic processes in sub-floor contexts it would be much appreciated!
> Regards,
> Erin Mein
> Honours Student
> Department of Archaeology - University of Western Australia
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