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In the discussion which follows, the term artefact is used in reference to a<br />

whole object - a bottle, a plate, a spoon. <strong>The</strong> term find is used to describe<br />

a group of items from one quadrat which to relate to one artefact, and an<br />

item is a single piece of artefactual material. <strong>The</strong>refore a find can be<br />

comprised of several items, and several finds could represent one artefact.<br />

Most of the items collected were cleaned and classified. This process took<br />

place in <strong>Sydney</strong> over a period of three years. During this period bags<br />

containing items which it was though might deteriorate due to changes in<br />

humidity were sealed and placed in a second bag or closed plastic box<br />

which contained a quantity of silica gel. Items which contained residues or<br />

deposits which it was considered might be useful for subsequent analysis<br />

were subjected only to minimal cleaning, and then classified. Classification<br />

involved sorting items from each quadrat into finds. Finds were then<br />

recorded in a Minark V4.12 database and rebagged according to the<br />

record number in that database. <strong>The</strong> database record number has been<br />

used as the reference to photographs of the finds which are discussed in<br />

paragraphs 8.1.7 and 8.2.7. A summary of the classification results is<br />

tabulated below.<br />

FUNCTIONAL CLASS<br />

Architectural<br />

Non-structural<br />

window glass<br />

Structural<br />

bolt/escutcheonlflat iron<br />

nail<br />

nut/rivet<br />

washer<br />

wire<br />

Agricultural/Pastoral/Craft<br />

Food<br />

Household<br />

hook<br />

lamp<br />

whet stone<br />

wind chime<br />

Kitchenware<br />

bottle glass - non-diagnostic<br />

bottle base<br />

bottle lip or rim<br />

glass stopper<br />

vinegar bottle glass - non-diagnostic<br />

CHINAMAN'S WELL<br />

Nbr Nbr Items<br />

Finds<br />

CHINAMAN'S GARDEN<br />

WELL<br />

Nbr Nbr Items<br />

Finds

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