Exploring the Underworld: Tales of Christchurch's Dark Side
83 Clyde Road, Ilam, Christchurch
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An evening of short talks about some of the less salubrious aspects of Christchurch's nineteenth century history.
Stories about the past often focus on the good bits: the fortunes made, the business successes, the happily ever afters. But life is never that simple. In amongst all those successes and happy stories, there are things that went wrong. People went bankrupt, they died young and some of them suffered terrible ill health.
Four archaeologists share some of these stories as revealed by the archaeology.
Clara Watson is an archaeologist and artefact specialist and works for Underground Overground Archaeology, an archaeological consultancy based here in Christchurch. She spends her days cataloguing the artefacts found on European archaeological sites in Christchurch and looking at what they can tell us about the daily lives of the colonial settlers of Canterbury.
Jessie Garland is an archaeologist and material culture specialist currently based in Christchurch. She is currently undertaking her doctorate through La Trobe University, Melbourne, on the nineteenth century artefact assemblage recovered from Christchurch over the last decade, researching questions of trade and consumerism in the colonial city from 1850-1900.
Katharine Watson has recently completed her PhD at the University of Canterbury, exploring the relationship between people and their houses in 19th century Christchurch. She is now working as an archaeological consultant and is on the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board.
TJ O'Connell is an archaeologist working at South Island Archaeology Ltd, based in Christchurch. He has been investigating archaeological sites throughout the city over the past eight years. This has provided TJ with insights into sometimes underappreciated aspects of nineteenth century life in our city. He really enjoys the process of discovery involved in archaeological excavations and the interpretation of sites he works on.
This event is listed in the Christchurch Heritage Festival programme, 7 - 24 October 2022.
Tickets: $5
Bookings recommended, door sales may be available if not sold out prior.
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