An Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Consumer Behavior in Melbourne, Australia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology

Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology Pamela Ricardi An Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Consumer Behavior in Melbourne, Australia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology Series Editor: Charles E. Orser Jr. Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, USA More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5734 Pamela Ricardi An Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Consumer Behavior in Melbourne, Australia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina Pamela Ricardi School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University Acton, ACT, Australia ISSN 1574-0439 Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology ISBN 978-3-030-21594-1 ISBN 978-3-030-21595-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21595-8 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Corrected Publication 2020 This work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland For Marta and Duncan Acknowledgments I am truly indebted to a number of people, without whose assistance, this book would not have been possible. This study stems from my PhD dissertation, so firstly, my sincere thanks to my supervisors Professor Tim Murray and Associate Professor Susan Lawrence for their guidance. Thanks also to La Trobe University staff mem- bers Dr. Peter Davies for being part of my research panel and to Ming Wei for arranging Figs. 1.1 and 1.2. For providing travel funding, I would like to thank the (formerly named) School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University. In Buenos Aires, many thanks to Dr. Daniel Schávelzon, Patricia Frazzi, and Dr. Mario Silveira at the Centro de Arqueologia Urbana, Universidad de Buenos Aires, for their assistance, generosity, and warm welcome. Big thanks also to Aniela Traba for helping me obtain archival data from Buenos Aires. Thank you to Professor Andres Zarankin, Federal University of Minas Gervais, Brazil, for sharing his knowledge and experience regarding La Casa Peña and providing me with some useful papers. At Museum Victoria, thanks to Dr. Charlotte Smith and to all the staff at the Moreland Annexe for their assistance and patience. Special thanks to Dr. Sarah Hayes and Paul Pepdjonovic for kindly sharing their knowledge and guiding me in the right direction. Thanks to Professor Charles Orser, Vanderbilt University, for the inspiration and advice, and to Meg M. Walker for her work on Figs. 3.3 and 4.3. Finally, my most wholehearted thanks to my family – especially my husband, Duncan Wright, and mother, Marta Ricardi – for all the encouragement, support, and steady patience. Thanks to Duncan also for the comments on the earlier drafts of this manuscript. vii Contents 1 Introduction �� 1 1.1 Casselden Place �� 5 1.2 La Casa Peña �� 6 1.3 Book Structure �� 7 References �� 8 2 Consumer Choice, Class, Ethnicity, and Other Factors �� 13 2.1 Consumer Choice �� 13 2.2 Class �� 17 2.3 Ethnicity �� 23 2.4 Gender and Childhood �� 28 2.5 Complexities of an Interpretative Approach �� 30 References �� 31 3 Marvellous Melbourne �� 39 3.1 Setting the Scene: Early Melbourne �� 40 3.2 Little Lon and Working-Class Life in Nineteenth-Century Melbourne �� 47 3.3 Previous Archaeological Work Conducted at Little Lon �� 50 3.3.1 Development of the Commonwealth Centre Site (1979 and 1987) �� 50 3.3.2 Little Lon: Archaeological Investigation of the Commonwealth Block (1989) �� 50 3.3.3 Mayne and Murray (1999–2003) �� 52 3.3.4 Casselden Place Development Phase 3 (2001) �� 54 3.3.5 Casselden Place Archaeological Excavations (2002–2003) �� 55 3.3.6 Post 2003 �� 56 ix x Contents 3.4 Previous Archaeological Work Conducted at Lot 35, Little Leichhardt Street (Casselden Place) �� 57 3.4.1 Historical Overview �� 57 3.4.2 Previous Archaeological Work Conducted at Lot 35 �� 60 References �� 62 4 Buenos Aires: The Paris of South America �� 67 4.1 Setting the Scene: Early Buenos Aires �� 69 4.2 San Telmo and Working-Class Life in Nineteenth-Century Buenos Aires �� 78 4.3 Previous Archaeological Work Conducted at San Telmo �� 82 4.3.1 Defensa 751, San Telmo, Tercero del Sur Tunnel (1986–1987) �� 82 4.3.2 Balcarce 531–541, San Telmo (1988) �� 83 4.3.3 Lezama Park, San Telmo (1988) �� 84 4.3.4 Defensa 1469, San Telmo (1988) �� 84 4.3.5 The Jesuit Church, San Telmo (1989) �� 85 4.3.6 Perú 680, San Telmo, the Coni Press (1989) �� 86 4.3.7 Balcarce 433, San Telmo, Michelángelo (1996) �� 86 4.3.8 San Juan 338, San Telmo, La Casa Naranjo (1999) �� 87 4.4 Previous Archaeological Work Conducted at Defensa 774 (La Casa Peña) �� 88 4.4.1 Historical Overview �� 88 4.4.2 Previous Archaeological Work Conducted at Defensa 774 �� 92 References �� 95 5 Methodology of an International Comparative Analysis �� 99 5.1 La Casa Peña Dataset �� 100 5.2 Casselden Place Dataset �� 100 5.3 Artifact Processing: Casselden Place �� 100 5.4 Artifact Processing: La Casa Peña �� 101 5.5 Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City (EAMC) Database �� 101 5.6 Ceramic Ware Types �� 102 5.7 Manufacturing Location �� 102 5.8 Date Range �� 104 5.9 Conjoins �� 104 5.10 Minimum Number of Vessels �� 105 5.11 Matching Sets �� 105

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