Tuesday, 5 April 2016

The Rocks, The Big Dig

The Big Dig is an archaeological site between Cumberland Street and Gloucester Streets, in The Rocks. It contains remains of over 30 homes and shops and 750,000 artefacts from the late 18th century, the time of Australia's first European settlement. Excavations began in 1994 with a team of 20 archaeologists and 400 volunteers. The Sydney Harbour YHA hostel and The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre were built above the site in 2010. The wire horse sculpture made by Glenn Doyle was installed in 2015 on the remnant paving stones of the stables behind the Whalers Arms Hotel.
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13 comments:

  1. Fun60Tuesday, 5 April 2016 at 03:27:00 GMT+10

    That sounds an interesting place to visit. I like the horse which is so lifelike despite being made from wire.

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  2. William KendallTuesday, 5 April 2016 at 05:57:00 GMT+10

    I think it's a good idea to put in an educational aspect to such a site, giving children an up close chance to understand what goes into archaeology.

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  3. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Tuesday, 5 April 2016 at 06:40:00 GMT+10

    Wow, lots of history in that big hole!

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  4. AnonymousTuesday, 5 April 2016 at 14:16:00 GMT+10

    I love that horse!

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  5. Tamar SBTuesday, 5 April 2016 at 19:16:00 GMT+10

    Sounds cool!

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  6. NCSueTuesday, 5 April 2016 at 22:16:00 GMT+10

    The wire horse seems to be a bit out of place there. What's the scoop with him?
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    1. JimTuesday, 5 April 2016 at 22:58:00 GMT+10

      I guess they chose to feature a horse sculpture here because that spot was the site of the stables of the hotel.

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  7. JeanneTuesday, 5 April 2016 at 23:33:00 GMT+10

    Good morning Jim, The photo of the Big Dig is interesting and the horse sculpture is well done. I am always fascinated by old artifacts and this dig certainly has been successful.

    Thank you for visiting my Pink Saturday post. I am just now catching up with my comments.

    Have a great week,
    Jeanne

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  8. DrillerAAWednesday, 6 April 2016 at 00:03:00 GMT+10

    The building has a '60's modern feel to it. I like the tribute to the past, played by the horse. This looks like a great place to visit. Nice work, as always.

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  9. RajeshWednesday, 6 April 2016 at 02:47:00 GMT+10

    Interesting place.

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  10. MollyWednesday, 6 April 2016 at 03:11:00 GMT+10

    That is fascinating, what a fabulous bit of history

    mollyxxx

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  11. Powell River BooksThursday, 7 April 2016 at 05:47:00 GMT+10

    Reminds me of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. When they first started digging the dinosaur bones it was a hay field that my grandfather used to sharecrop farm. Now it's in the middle of town. - Margy

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  12. AnonymousSunday, 10 April 2016 at 07:49:00 GMT+10

    Hmmmm.... I would love to know what they have found. I love history and looking at old artifacts. So intriguing.

    Lisa @ LTTL

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