Richard Tuffin is a historical archaeologist currently working as a Research Fellow at the University of New England. He has worked as a research and commercial archaeologist in Australia, the Pacific and the UK. David Roe is archaeology manager at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Sylvana Szydzik is conservation project officer at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Dr E. Jeanne Harris has over 35 years’ experience in cultural heritage and resource management in the USA and Australia. She is the owner of UrbanAnalysts, a consultancy specialising in the analysis of historical artefacts. Ashley Matic was excavation director at Port Arthur during the two seasons of archaeological investigation undertaken in 2013. He has worked as an archaeological consultant and is currently part of the Historic Unrecovered War Casualties team in the History and Heritage Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force.

"I found this book to be an engaging blend of history and archaeological research, pitched well to the general reader, and generously illustrated with site plans and excavation diagrams. For readers wishing for more detail of the archaeological finds, there is a very comprehensive summary of the archaeological investigations in a later section."– Julia Hawkins, Papers and Proceedings: Tasmanian Historical Research Association

• List of figureList of platesList of tablesAcknowledgementsIntroductionA short history of Port ArthurThe story of the penitentiary precinctPrivate lives in public spaces: understanding the convict experienceIllustrated summary of the archaeological investigationsConclusion: one building, many storiesAbout the authorsReferencesIndexSupplementary information - excavation reports and photogrammetry

Richard Tuffin is a historical archaeologist currently working as a Research Fellow at the University of New England. He has worked as a research and commercial archaeologist in Australia, the Pacific and the UK. David Roe is archaeology manager at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Sylvana Szydzik is conservation project officer at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Dr E. Jeanne Harris has over 35 years’ experience in cultural heritage and resource management in the USA and Australia. She is the owner of UrbanAnalysts, a consultancy specialising in the analysis of historical artefacts. Ashley Matic was excavation director at Port Arthur during the two seasons of archaeological investigation undertaken in 2013. He has worked as an archaeological consultant and is currently part of the Historic Unrecovered War Casualties team in the History and Heritage Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force.

"I found this book to be an engaging blend of history and archaeological research, pitched well to the general reader, and generously illustrated with site plans and excavation diagrams. For readers wishing for more detail of the archaeological finds, there is a very comprehensive summary of the archaeological investigations in a later section."– Julia Hawkins, Papers and Proceedings: Tasmanian Historical Research Association

• List of figureList of platesList of tablesAcknowledgementsIntroductionA short history of Port ArthurThe story of the penitentiary precinctPrivate lives in public spaces: understanding the convict experienceIllustrated summary of the archaeological investigationsConclusion: one building, many storiesAbout the authorsReferencesIndexSupplementary information - excavation reports and photogrammetry

Richard Tuffin is a historical archaeologist currently working as a Research Fellow at the University of New England. He has worked as a research and commercial archaeologist in Australia, the Pacific and the UK. David Roe is archaeology manager at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Sylvana Szydzik is conservation project officer at the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Dr E. Jeanne Harris has over 35 years’ experience in cultural heritage and resource management in the USA and Australia. She is the owner of UrbanAnalysts, a consultancy specialising in the analysis of historical artefacts. Ashley Matic was excavation director at Port Arthur during the two seasons of archaeological investigation undertaken in 2013. He has worked as an archaeological consultant and is currently part of the Historic Unrecovered War Casualties team in the History and Heritage Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force.

"I found this book to be an engaging blend of history and archaeological research, pitched well to the general reader, and generously illustrated with site plans and excavation diagrams. For readers wishing for more detail of the archaeological finds, there is a very comprehensive summary of the archaeological investigations in a later section."– Julia Hawkins, Papers and Proceedings: Tasmanian Historical Research Association

• List of figureList of platesList of tablesAcknowledgementsIntroductionA short history of Port ArthurThe story of the penitentiary precinctPrivate lives in public spaces: understanding the convict experienceIllustrated summary of the archaeological investigationsConclusion: one building, many storiesAbout the authorsReferencesIndexSupplementary information - excavation reports and photogrammetry