Dan Dolmans Hut - Modern Archaelogy

Dan Dolman was a Wyandra resident who built fences, cut timber and no doubt did many other jobs. His hut ha long collapsed and mostly vanished but there is still a lot of evidence of his presence.

Looking at the remaining metal and other items strewn around it would be possible to build a picture of how he lived. Some of the cans thawere easy to identify were bully beef, herring, sardines, powdered milk, baking powder, syrup and countless vegetable or soup tins. Only a few cans were the later aluminium so it may date back into the 1950's. There was a wash tub and some lantern parts.

Some of Dan's clans still live in the area. I bet his home was much more basic than any we would accept today.Read more