https://www.uncoveredpast.org.au/posts daily 0.75 2019-03-02 https://www.uncoveredpast.org.au/posts/2019/1/19/excavating-stone-feature-1-site monthly 0.5 2019-01-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43dd8db8a0457376fe8972/1547951547310/06+IMG_1768+Stone+Feature+1+-+last+day+of+excavation+-+Melissa+-+reduced+mb.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - Working on the site’s perimeter (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43ddc60e2e72c267ca9fe8/1547951644591/07+00a3y2b+SF1+final+site+photo+with+trenches+-+single+image%2C+cropped.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - Final extent of excavation (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43db3c562fa759dd54c229/1547951075159/01+IMG_1512+Stone+Feature+1+bank+-+before+excavation+-+Melissa+-+reduced+mb.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - prior to excavation (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43dcb6bba223672019187a/1547951343627/03+IMG_1602+Stone+Feature+1+-+more+flagstones+-+Melissa+-+reduced+mb.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - More stone flooring revealed (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43dc24b8a0457376fe7e98/1547951266281/02+IMG_1572+Slump+Feature%2C+first+5+flagstones%3B+excavated%2C+w+scale+-+Melissa+-+reduced+mb.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - the first floor stones are revealed (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43dd4e4d7a9ccfd0bd9a61/1547951488030/05+IMG_1735+Stone+Feature+1+-+most+of+the+flagstones+-+Melissa+-+reduced+mb.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - Full extent of remaining floor stones becomes evident (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c43dd0b4d7a9ccfd0bd97f7/1547951421508/04+IMG_1696+Stone+Feature+1+-+even+more+flagstones+-+Melissa+-+reduced+mb.jpg Posts - Excavating "Stone Feature 1" site Stone Feature 1 - And more stone flooring revealed (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://www.uncoveredpast.org.au/posts/2019/1/20/spouted-chinese-storage-jar monthly 0.5 2019-01-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c440df2352f537b8159d3c5/1547963924350/01+IMG_1565+-+Spouted+jar%2C+fragments+reconstructed+-+lower+res.jpg Posts - Spouted Chinese Storage Jar The round section at the bottom left of the photograph was the base of the jar, about 12cm in diameter. The spout is at the top right of the photograph. The fragments show that the interior of the jar was only lightly glazed during its manufacture, and that the glaze liquid was only roughly poured into the jar - you can still see the drips of liquid (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c440e27575d1f15a979e33d/1547963986992/02+P1270549+-+Whole+spouted+jar%2C+at+Bright+Museum.JPG Posts - Spouted Chinese Storage Jar A photograph of a whole version of the same type of vessel is also shown, from the collection of the Bright Museum, near Harrietville (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://www.uncoveredpast.org.au/posts/2019/1/20/communal-kitchen-with-five-fireplaces monthly 0.5 2019-01-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c44116b21c67cc78db61c0d/1547964794267/06+Outside+the+kitchen%2C+Ching+Shu+Hin+Guesthouse%2C+in+an+open+passageway%2C+this+was+the+preparation+bench.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Outside the kitchen, Ching Shu Hin Guesthouse, in an open passageway, this was the preparation bench (photo: Norma Siu) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c4410c0f950b7a96f98572c/1547964614963/02+Kitchen+in+Ching+Shu+Hin+Guesthouse.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Kitchen in Ching Shu Hin Guesthouse (photo: Norma Siu) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c44104c0ebbe823a78f48b3/1547964514902/1884.08.23+-+nla.news-article6055923.5+-+The+Vagabond+-+Around+Harrietville+-+cropped+re+5+fireplaces.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Here’s the part of the 1884 article which describes the kitchen at the Harrietville Chinese Mining Village. The Argus (Melbourne), Saturday 23 August 1884, page 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6055923 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c44111170a6adb611060dc9/1547964695470/03+Kitchen+in+Ching+Shu+Hin+Guesthouse+-+The+top+of+the+stove.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Kitchen in Ching Shu Hin Guesthouse - The top of the stove (photo: Norma Siu) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c441081352f537b8159df98/1547964570706/01+Restored+kitchen+in+Yan+Tun+Kong+Study+Hall.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Restored kitchen in Yan Tun Kong Study Hall (photo: Norma Siu) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c4411474fa51abcc09fcb6a/1547964760914/05+Kitchen+in+Ching+Shu+Hin+Guesthouse+-+Close+up+of+rear%2C+where+the+firewood+was+placed.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Kitchen in Ching Shu Hin Guesthouse - Close up of rear, where the firewood was placed (photo: Norma Siu) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c44112f40ec9a88e4b97da3/1547964730228/04+Kitchen+in+Ching+Shu+Hin+Guesthouse+-+The+back+of+the+stove.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Kitchen in Ching Shu Hin Guesthouse - The back of the stove (photo: Norma Siu) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c441187562fa759dd564ac8/1547964832030/07+Inside+the+kitchen%2C+Ching+Shu+Hin+Guesthouse.+The+window+was+the+ventilation+%26+the+bench+was+for+preparation.jpg Posts - Communal Kitchen with Five Fireplaces Inside the kitchen, Ching Shu Hin Guesthouse. The window was the ventilation & the bench was for preparation (photo: Norma Siu) https://www.uncoveredpast.org.au/posts/2019/3/1/-dig-with-us-a-public-participation-model-for-the-harrietville-chinese-mining-village-project-in-northeastern-victoria monthly 0.5 2019-03-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c79fc399140b7a1d3b444ab/1551498346573/04b+Images+for+Dunk+and+Macgregor+paper+-+Figure+2-+Object+Processing.jpg Posts - Article: ‘Dig with us’ - A public participation model for archaeology Object processing: (1) Cataloguing workstations in Harrietville Hall; (2) First-stage processing on-site; (3) Sorting prior to cataloguing; (4) Conjoin analysis of bottle; (5) Technical illustration; (6) Conservation cleaning https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c79fb4a24a694cb3c435811/1551498184332/04a+Images+for+Dunk+and+Macgregor+paper+-+Figure+1+-+Excavation.jpg Posts - Article: ‘Dig with us’ - A public participation model for archaeology Excavation sites: (1) Stone Feature 1, at early stage of excavation; (2) Water Race 1; (3) West Camp 1; (4) Stone Feature 1, at full extent of excavation; (5) Sieving. https://www.uncoveredpast.org.au/posts/2019/3/1/article-chinese-tablewares-the-archaeology-of-illustration-and-scratch-analysis-at-the-harrietville-chinese-mining-village-northeastern-victoria monthly 0.5 2019-03-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c7a18cce2c4834c1a24d1f8/1551505665791/01a+Images+of+eating+in+China+-+Figure+1.jpg Posts - Article: Chinese tablewares - The archaeology of illustration, and scratch analysis Chinese food eating, contexts 1 and 2—one or two dishes of food, eating with large bowl, with or without a table. Image 021: Boatmen on Upper Yangtze River, 1871 (photo by John Thomson ca 1871). Image 009: Farmworkers eating, near Beijing, ca 1933–1946 (Hedda Morrison ca 1933–1946c). Image 013: A poor family, Canton, 1869 (John Thomson 1869). Image 008: Woman eating at food vendor’s stand, near Beijing, ca 1933–1946 (Hedda Morrison ca 1933–1946b). [Web sources for images are listed in article] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c7a17fb104c7b336a1ecd0e/1551505435534/01c+Images+of+some+ceramics+found+at+Harrietville+-+Figure+3.jpg Posts - Article: Chinese tablewares - The archaeology of illustration, and scratch analysis Examples of Chinese-made Winter Green tablewares found during excavation at Harrietville: eating bowl (00182), spoon (00584/00811), teacup (00635), wine/liquor cup (00388); along with part of a European-made Asiatic Pheasant plate (00786) which may have been used as a serving plate in a Chinese eating context. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5c7a1947e5e5f0bda5178239/1551505802298/01b+Images+of+eating+in+China+-+Figure+2.jpg Posts - Article: Chinese tablewares - The archaeology of illustration, and scratch analysis Chinese food eating, contexts 3 and 4—several dishes of food on a table, with smaller bowls and small plates for eating. Image 006: Monks at a table eating on Miaofeng Mountain, North China, ca 1933–1946 (photo by Hedda Morrison ca 1933–1946a). Image 012b: Manchu ladies at meal table, Peking, ca 1870 (John Thomson ca 1870). Image 019: Manchu ladies mission party, Peking, 1869 (John Thomson ca 1869). 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October 2019 Two fragments of Chinese storage jar, found on surface at CK site (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e42432da88bd66185d39b58/1581401225811/Paul+iPhone+-+IMG_3596+WC1+-+3.10.20+-+new+export.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 2 Update - October 2019 Excavation recommences at building site WC1 (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e428d9bc872b769dca25344/1581420023778/Paul+iPhone+-+IMG_4639+opium+tin+fragment+-+cropped.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 2 Update - October 2019 Brass strap from the lid of an opium tin (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e42845ec2260c75ea37a599/1581417897821/Paul+iPhone+-+IMG_3589+CK+-+1.10.19.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 2 Update - October 2019 Laying out the excavation lines at CK site (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e428bcba88bd66185dc5511/1581419648513/TG4+-+PA122035+-+SF1+overhead+view.JPG Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 2 Update - 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The piles were rich with artefacts, and may have been associated with the communal kitchen of the Village (photo: Geoff Hewitt) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48c7b6b9127d456ac2e1cc/1581828060034/Paul+iPhone+-+IMG_3960+cropped+1865+coin+-+11.10.19.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 1865 threepenny coin, recovered from SF1 site, Season Two. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48b2dcb9127d456abfe3ed/1481698450744/ Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 The Ovens River near the site of the Harrietville Chinese Mining Village (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48c8a9bc62bd19126067d0/1581828423095/Paul+iPhone+-+IMG_2899+-+2+Kangxi+coins+-+cropped+and+adjusted.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 Two Chinese coins minted during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1723), discovered at SF1 site in Season One (photos: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48cab8bc62bd191260b049/1581828809881/Paul+iPhone+-+01+IMG_2474+-+V00104+-+Gin+bottle+smaller+cropped.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 Top of a gin bottle, found on the surface when clearing an access path during Season One. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48b2dcb9127d456abfe3e4/1481701552190/ Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 Fragments of Chinese ceramics found in the Ovens Valley (photo: Diann Talbot) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48c16350a0f570545710ad/1581826829022/Paul+iPhone+-+01+IMG_4964+-+Feathertop+w+snow+29.8.19.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 Harrietville Chinese Mining Village is nestled in a valley below Mt Feathertop, which was still under snow at the beginning of Season Two (photo: Paul Macgregor) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48b2dcb9127d456abfe3e7/1545176176271/IMG_1638+Melissa%27s+-+excavations+at+WC1.JPG Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 Hearth feature at WC1 site during Season 1 (photo: Melissa Dunk) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584e6ea8f7e0ab56e96bfad9/t/5e48b2dcb9127d456abfe3ea/1545176633396/03e+Chinese+sluice-mining+in+creek+bed%2C+Ovens+valley%2C+19th+century.jpg Harrietville Chinese Mining Village, Season 3 - Dig with Us 2021 Chinese sluice-mining in creek bed, Ovens valley, 19th century