The Tasmanian Branch of the ASA warmly invites you to attend a presentation by Richard Tuffin & Sylvana Szydzik discussing the preliminary results from an archaeological investigation of the Port Arthur convict workshops 1830-1877
Labour was at the heart of convict Australia. It defined the lives of all sentenced men and women, much more so than the episodes of brutality and inhumanity which capture our imagination today. In
this talk Richard Tuffin will discuss archaeological investigations recently carried out at the Port Arthur penal station's workshops (1830-77), where prisoners had once been employed in an array of skilled
trades: shoemaking, tailoring, carpentry, wheelwrighting, sawmilling, blacksmithing and foundry work. The excavation has proved to be both methodologically and logistically challenging, so join us to learn more about the processes and pitfalls of archaeological excavation - as well as a discussion of preliminary results.
Richard Tuffin is a historical archaeologist currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of New England. He has worked as a research and commercial archaeologist in Australia, the Pacific and the UK.
Sylvana Szydzik is an archaeologist with thirteen years’ experience in contemporary heritage conservation and management practices in Australia. She currently works as a Conservation Project Officer at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority, where she is involved in archaeological projects ranging from excavation and survey to collections research.
Location
The event will be held at the Archdiocese of Hobart Archives. For those unable to attend in person, the event will also be streamed over Zoom. A link will be emailed to registered attendees.
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