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The Museum of Archaeology Ōtautahi
Ian Smith Memorial Lecture 2025
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Katharine Watson
13 October 2023
Buildings archaeology

Underground Overground post: displaying wealth & status in buildings

Katharine Watson
13 October 2023
Buildings archaeology

Today’s blog post from Underground Overground Archaeology explores the home of the Ballantyne family, built in 1898. In this post, Jamie looks at the relationship between wealth, status and display in housing, focusing on the exterior of the house. Read all about it here.

Tagged: class

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    • Oct 27, 2023 Underground Overground blog: Displaying Wealth and Status in Buildings - Part Two Oct 27, 2023
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    • Oct 13, 2023 Underground Overground post: displaying wealth & status in buildings Oct 13, 2023
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