EXPLORING CHRISTCHURCH'S PAST THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY
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2025
- 25 Mar 2026 The dangers of 19th century schools 25 Mar 2026
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2024
- 29 May 2025 One house, many stories 29 May 2025
- 10 Apr 2025 Conveniences and inconveniences: on toilets in 19th century houses 10 Apr 2025
- 6 Mar 2025 On women and houses 6 Mar 2025
- 27 Feb 2025 On sitting rooms and parlours and drawing rooms 27 Feb 2025
- 30 Jan 2025 A story about many things 30 Jan 2025
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2023
- 3 Oct 2024 On the villa: idylls and ideals 3 Oct 2024
- 9 Sept 2024 Down the rabbit hole: on sewing machines, women, clothing and Ballantynes 9 Sept 2024
- 8 Aug 2024 Carving out spaces: living above your business 8 Aug 2024
- 11 Jul 2024 Of fish knives and sherry glasses: examining class in 19th century Christchurch 11 Jul 2024
- 17 May 2024 On fireplaces 17 May 2024
- 18 Apr 2024 On keeping warm 18 Apr 2024
- 21 Mar 2024 Straight to gaol 21 Mar 2024
- 10 Mar 2024 Gendered marketing: so terrible it's funny, until you think about it properly 10 Mar 2024
- 22 Feb 2024 To buy or to rent? Considering home ownership in 19th century Christchurch 22 Feb 2024
- 8 Feb 2024 An issue of scale 8 Feb 2024
- 25 Jan 2024 Two couples, two houses, one architect 25 Jan 2024
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2022
- 14 Dec 2023 Street addresses: creating a 'legible' city 14 Dec 2023
- 4 Dec 2023 By any other name: shop edition 4 Dec 2023
- 15 Nov 2023 A story of snuff: Christchurch’s respectable drug 15 Nov 2023
- 2 Nov 2023 What kind of house is that? 2 Nov 2023
- 26 Oct 2023 Underground Overground blog: Displaying Wealth and Status in Buildings - Part Two 26 Oct 2023
- 19 Oct 2023 What's in a name? 19 Oct 2023
- 12 Oct 2023 Underground Overground post: displaying wealth & status in buildings 12 Oct 2023
- 5 Oct 2023 Ink-credible inks 5 Oct 2023
- 28 Sept 2023 Underground Overground post: A man named Wuzerham 28 Sept 2023
- 21 Sept 2023 On the mysteries of doors 21 Sept 2023
- 7 Sept 2023 On windows 7 Sept 2023
- 1 Sept 2023 Underground Overground blog: The Christchurch Public Library 1 Sept 2023
- 11 Aug 2023 Fan-tan raid! 32 Chinese arrested! Four Europeans arrested! 11 Aug 2023
- 3 Aug 2023 Underground Overground blog: shoes! 3 Aug 2023
- 23 Jul 2023 Underground Overground blog: all about the tramway hearse... 23 Jul 2023
- 16 Jul 2023 Shelter from the storm 16 Jul 2023
- 6 Jul 2023 Underground Overground Archaeology blog post 6 Jul 2023
- 29 Jun 2023 A colourful compendium 29 Jun 2023
- 2 Jun 2023 American artefacts 2 Jun 2023
- 19 May 2023 On halls 19 May 2023
- 5 May 2023 Missing pieces 5 May 2023
- 18 Apr 2023 The Francises: living beyond their means 18 Apr 2023
- 5 Apr 2023 Unexpected paths 5 Apr 2023
- 20 Mar 2023 Where this started 20 Mar 2023