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Colonial Waste And Liminal Space: A Look Behind The Muhlenberg General Store, Ciara S. Chagnon Apr 2025

Colonial Waste And Liminal Space: A Look Behind The Muhlenberg General Store, Ciara S. Chagnon

Anthropology Honors Papers

The following project includes both a comprehensive site report on the archaeological field school hosted by Ursinus College and Historic Trappe in the summer of 2024, as well as spatial representations and analysis of colonial window glass distribution over the excavation units. Descriptions of the results of this archaeological investigation aim to expand on the body of knowledge concerning the Muhlenberg general store and the Speaker’s House property where the field school was conducted. An exploration of liminality and archaeological boundaries provides a lens into the structural nature of the general store zone as well as its colonial-era functions. In-depth …


Project 400: The Plymouth Colony Archaeological Survey, Report On The 2014 Field Season, Burial Hill Plymouth, Massachusetts, Christa M. Beranek, Justin A. Warrenfeltz, Richie Roy, David B. Landon, Alexandra Crowder, Katie Wagner Oct 2015

Project 400: The Plymouth Colony Archaeological Survey, Report On The 2014 Field Season, Burial Hill Plymouth, Massachusetts, Christa M. Beranek, Justin A. Warrenfeltz, Richie Roy, David B. Landon, Alexandra Crowder, Katie Wagner

Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Publications

In May and June of 2014, a field school from the University of Massachusetts Boston, in partnership with Plimoth Plantation, undertook a second season of work in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as part of Project 400: The Plymouth Colony Archaeological Survey, a site survey and excavation program leading up to the 400th anniversary of New England’s first permanent English settlement in 1620, the founding of Plymouth Colony. This work was conducted under permit #3384 from the State Archaeologist’s office at the Massachusetts Historical Commission. The 2014 work focused on the eastern edge of Burial Hill along School Street in downtown Plymouth and …


Utatlán: The Constituted Community Of The K'Iche' Maya Of Q'Umarkaj ‐ By Backcock, Thomas F. [Review Of The Book Utatlán: The Constituted Community Of The K'Iche' Maya Of Q'Umarkaj, By T. F. Babcock], Jennifer P. Mathews Jan 2015

Utatlán: The Constituted Community Of The K'Iche' Maya Of Q'Umarkaj ‐ By Backcock, Thomas F. [Review Of The Book Utatlán: The Constituted Community Of The K'Iche' Maya Of Q'Umarkaj, By T. F. Babcock], Jennifer P. Mathews

Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Research

This volume is the culmination of fieldwork that was carried out in the 1970s at Greater Utatlán, made up of several communities surrounding the ceremonial centre of Q'umarkaj and the famed home of the Popol Wuj. Although he completed his dissertation in 1980, Babcock freely admits that life got in the way of publishing at the time, and I commend him for returning to it three decades later. This temporal distance offers the advantage of being able to review the initial work within the context of later research and to incorporate the wisdom attained since the initial writing of …


Book Review: Saugus Iron Works: The Roland W. Robbins Excavations, 1948-1953, Richard Veit Jan 2014

Book Review: Saugus Iron Works: The Roland W. Robbins Excavations, 1948-1953, Richard Veit

Northeast Historical Archaeology

Review of Sagues Iron Works: The Roland W. Robbins Excavations, 1948-1953, edited by William A. Griswold and Donald W. Linebaugh, 2011, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 440 pages, 182 black-and-white illustrations, index, appendices, no price given.


Historical Archaeology At Saybrook Point, Connecticut: Excavation And Interpretation At An Archaeological And Historical Park, Harold D. Juli Dec 2013

Historical Archaeology At Saybrook Point, Connecticut: Excavation And Interpretation At An Archaeological And Historical Park, Harold D. Juli

Northeast Historical Archaeology

This paper discusses the discoveries resulting from a study of 350 years of occupation at Saybrook Point, in the town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut's earliest English coastal settlement (1635). Three seasons of archaeological research (1980-1982), along with documentary sources provided information for the construction of a detailed site history. Specifically, the paper focuses on the role of archaeology in understanding growth and change within the earliest area of settlement in a small Connecticut town, as well as the interpretation of these findings in the form of an archaeological and historical park, constructed within the excavation zone.


Is Archaeology Destructive Or Are Archaeologists Self-Destructive, Pierre Beaudet, Monique Elie Dec 2013

Is Archaeology Destructive Or Are Archaeologists Self-Destructive, Pierre Beaudet, Monique Elie

Northeast Historical Archaeology

The conducting of archaeological excavations for the purpose of research without the justification of eminent destruction is often referred to, in cultural resource management literature and elsewhere, as a destructive practice- one to be avoided whenever possible. The following pages discuss the validity of a such deferral approach to archaeological research both in reference to resource conservation and to understanding the past.


Leeds, Steven, B. 1968 (Sc 864), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Leeds, Steven, B. 1968 (Sc 864), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 864. Letter, 24 May 1996, written by Steven Leeds, Lantana, Florida, to Kentucky Library and Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky, detailing the finding of Indian burial sites in Bracken County, Kentucky, and giving other data about the burial sites. May be viewed by administrative permission only.


Introduction, David B. Landon Nov 2012

Introduction, David B. Landon

Northeast Historical Archaeology

A brief overview of the publications in this volume. This includes the awards for excellence in service, the winners of the student paper ocmpetition, the paper topics of the volume including use of material culture from a 19th century laborer's home, archaebiology and urban salvage archaeology in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


Field Excavations At Sylvester Manor, Katherine Howlett Hayes Sep 2011

Field Excavations At Sylvester Manor, Katherine Howlett Hayes

Northeast Historical Archaeology

This chapter describes the overall field strategy and summarizes nine seasons of field excavations at Sylvester Manor. All tested site areas are described, with greatest detail given to the areas relevant to the research questions on the early plantation period, as well as the pre-Contact/Colonial Native American occupation areas. This overview of the excavations also provides a broad interpretation of the results relating to the early colonial landscape, associations between site areas, and the longer term Native American occupation of the site.


2011 Field School At Palachacolas Town, Charles R. Cobb Aug 2011

2011 Field School At Palachacolas Town, Charles R. Cobb

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2010), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara Jul 2011

Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2010), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


First Season At Palachacolas Town, Charles R. Cobb Aug 2009

First Season At Palachacolas Town, Charles R. Cobb

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2009), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara Jan 2009

Informe Técnico Final Del Trabajo De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Caylán (Temporada 2009), David Chicoine, Hugo Ikehara

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Down & Dirty: Archaeology Of The South Carolina Lowcountry, By M. Patrick Hendrix, Steven D. Smith Jan 2008

Down & Dirty: Archaeology Of The South Carolina Lowcountry, By M. Patrick Hendrix, Steven D. Smith

Faculty Publications

A review of Down & Dirty: Archaeology of the South Carolina Lowcountry, by M. Patrick Hendrix


Three Recent Santa Elena Projects, Chester B. Depratter Sep 2006

Three Recent Santa Elena Projects, Chester B. Depratter

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Ninety Six Fortification Search: Ninety Six National Historic Site, Stanley South Jan 2006

Ninety Six Fortification Search: Ninety Six National Historic Site, Stanley South

Research Manuscript Series

No abstract provided.


Upcoming Santa Elena Field Projects, Chester B. Depratter Dec 2005

Upcoming Santa Elena Field Projects, Chester B. Depratter

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Informe Técnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto Arqueológico Huambacho-Temporada 2004, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro Feb 2005

Informe Técnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto Arqueológico Huambacho-Temporada 2004, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Informe Técnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto Arqueológico Huambacho-Temporada 2003, David Chicoine, Victor Pimentel Apr 2004

Informe Técnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto Arqueológico Huambacho-Temporada 2003, David Chicoine, Victor Pimentel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


John Bartlam: Staffordshire In Carolina, Stanley South Jan 2004

John Bartlam: Staffordshire In Carolina, Stanley South

Research Manuscript Series

No abstract provided.


Legacy - December 2001, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina Dec 2001

Legacy - December 2001, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

The Archaeology of Cattle Raisers at the Catherine Brown Cowpen.....p. 1
Director’s Notes.....p. 2
George Galphin Site.....p. 4
New Data on Carolina Bays.....p. 6
Bush Hill Plantation.....p. 10
Analysis of G.S. Lewis-West Site.....p. 8
Early Archaic Settlement Study.....p. 11
Parris Island Cemeteries.....p. 14
Barbados-Carolina Connection at 1670 Charles Towne.....p. 16
Allendale Paleoindian Conference.....p. 3
Art Donors in 2001.....p. 22
ART Activities in 2001.....p. 24
Jamestown Archaeologist to Give Public Lecture and Speak at Annual Conference.....p. 26
Call for Papers at Annual SC Conference.....p. 27
Le Prince Search Begins.....p. 28
Savannah River Staff at Annual Festival.....p. 31
Staff Barbeque.....p. 31 …


Legacy - July 2001, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina Jul 2001

Legacy - July 2001, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Fisk Patent Coffins Recovered at the Buzzard Family Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina.....p. 1
Director’s Notes.....p. 2
Introducing Associate Conservator.....p. 5
Colored Asylum Cemetery.....p. 6
Prehistoric Stone Pipe/Petroglyph Survey.....p. 9
Discovery at 1670 Charles Towne.....p. 10
Summary of Excavation at Charles Towne Landing 2001.....p. 12
Allendale 2001 Season.....p. 15
Underwater Survey of Old Town Creek near Charles Towne.....p. 16
Inventory of Naval Shipwrecks in Charleston Harbor.....p. 17
Le Prince Research Continues.....p. 18
South Carolina-Caribbean Connection.....p. 20
Emily Stout New Intern.....p. 21
Hunley Lectures.....p. 22
Military Sites Program Continues.....p. 24
ART Donors in 2000-2001.....p. 26
SC Archaeology Month 2001.....p. 27
Tour …


Exploring 1670 Charles Towne: 38ch1a/B, Final Archaeology Report, Michael J. Stoner, Stanley South Jan 2001

Exploring 1670 Charles Towne: 38ch1a/B, Final Archaeology Report, Michael J. Stoner, Stanley South

Research Manuscript Series

The Charles Towne Archaeological Project of 2000/2001 was designed to discover evidence for the remains of the 1670 Charles Towne settlement. The investigation first used a sampling method called shovel testing to locate concentrations of seventeenth-century artifacts in the northernmost portion of the fortified area of the settlement. Once located, the project began to open a larger block of excavation in the vicinity of this concentration. This, the first of two excavation blocks, ultimately included 65 ten-foot squares and the excavation of hundreds of features. This strategy led to the discovery of an earthfast "lodging", which was bordered by a …


The Pumpkin Site: 38gr226, Archaeological Investigation Of A Prehistoric Middle Woodland Village In Northern Greenville County, South Carolina, Tommy Charles Jan 2001

The Pumpkin Site: 38gr226, Archaeological Investigation Of A Prehistoric Middle Woodland Village In Northern Greenville County, South Carolina, Tommy Charles

Research Manuscript Series

This report describes the events that led to an unanticipated archaeological investigation of the Pumpkin site, (38GR226) between November 1994 and December 1995. It details the problems incurred due to a sporadic work schedule, vandalism and ever-changing objectives. Ultimately, good fortune far out-weighed the bad because the data acquired at Pumpkin is among the  best ever obtained from a prehistoric Middle Woodland site on the South Carolina Piedmont. During our periodic work episodes, plow disturbed soils were removed from approximately 25 percent of the site to reveal 504 pit and posthole features. Only 37 of the features were excavated, but …


38bu162u: Excavations For An Irrigation Pipeline On The Santa Elena Site, Parris Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, Chester B. Depratter, James B. Legg, Stanley South Jan 2001

38bu162u: Excavations For An Irrigation Pipeline On The Santa Elena Site, Parris Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, Chester B. Depratter, James B. Legg, Stanley South

Research Manuscript Series

No abstract provided.


Legacy - December 2000, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina Dec 2000

Legacy - December 2000, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

H.L. Hunley Completes the Journey Home.....p. 1
Director’s Notes.....p. 2
Mepkin Wreck Project.....p. 10
Willtown Report.....p. 13
Le Prince Research.....p. 14
Great Pee Dee River Survey.....p. 16
Overcollecting in SC Waters.....p. 17
Delinquent Hobby Diver Reporting.....p. 17
Field Training Course Offered.....p. 17
Allendale 2000 Field Season.....p. 18
African-American Cemetery.....p. 26
Santa Elena Designated as National Landmark.....p. 28
Sandy Island Research.....p. 29
New Book on the Swamp Fox.....p. 31
Digital Mills' Atlas Project.....p. 32
SCIAA Researchers Funded.....p. 34
ART Donors in 2000.....p. 35
ART Board Activities.....p. 36
SC Archaeology Month 2000.....p. 37
George Bass to Speak at Annual ASSC …


Legacy - June 2000, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina Jun 2000

Legacy - June 2000, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Humanitarian Exhumation at the Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium.....p. 1
Director’s Notes.....p. 2
Indigo Society Cannon.....p. 8
Ground Penetrating Radar Grant.....p. 10
Standards and Guidelines Approved.....p. 10
Mississippian Period Research.....p. 11
Catherine Brown Site.....p. 16
Bush Hill Plantation.....p. 16
Silver Bluff Field School.....p. 16
Public Outreach Coordinator Hired.....p. 17
Current Historical Archaeology Publications.....p. 17
Petroglyph Survey.....p. 18
Santa Elena/Charlesfort Field Season 2000.....p. 20
Archival Research on Santa Elena/Charlesfort.....p. 22
Francis Marion Search Continues.....p. 23
Rivers Yield Diverse Artifacts.....p. 24
Hunley Recovery Set for July.....p. 26
Public Access to Shipwrecks.....p. 27
Help Needed on Underwater Trail.....p. 28
Cooper River Trail Slates …


Ld 1028 - Protection Of Indian Archaeological Sites : Report To The Standing Committee On Appropriations And Financial Affairs, Maine Historic Preservation Commission Jan 2000

Ld 1028 - Protection Of Indian Archaeological Sites : Report To The Standing Committee On Appropriations And Financial Affairs, Maine Historic Preservation Commission

Maine Collection

LD 1028 - Protection of Indian Archaeological Sites : Report to the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs.

Arthur Spiess, Archaeologist, Maine Historic Preservation Commission with Representative Donald Soctomah, January, 2000.

Contents: Introduction / The Resource / The Problem / Synopsis of Existing Laws / Discussions with Law Enforcement / Site Monitoring or Stewardship / Discussion / Recommendations / Appendix A - Text of 27 MRSA 371-378 as Amended to Date / Appendix B - Written Comments from State Agencies on LD 1028 Consultation / Appendix C - Archaeological Site Monitoring Materials


Legacy - December 1999, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina Dec 1999

Legacy - December 1999, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Stanley Austin South Awarded Order of the Palmetto.....p. 1
Director’s Notes.....p. 2
Santa Elena Update.....p. 3
Ceramic Workshop.....p. 6
International Rock Art Conference.....p. 7
Pumpkin Site Update.....p. 7
Petroglyph Survey Update.....p. 7
Allendale 1999 Field Season.....p. 8
ART Activities in 1999.....p. 14
SCIAA Researchers Funded.....p. 18
ART Donors.....p. 20
Housatonic Investigation.....p. 22
Prehistoric Dugout Canoe.....p. 26
Historic Ship Supply.....p. 26
State House Project.....p. 26
H.L. Hunley Update.....p. 27
Le Prince Update.....p. 27
Pimlico Shipwreck....p. 28
Student Intern.....p. 28
Confederate Burials Exhumed at The Citadel.....p. 29
SC National Guard Projects.....p. 30
American Battlefield Site Protection Grant.....p. 30
Research at Big …


Legacy - December 1998, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina Dec 1998

Legacy - December 1998, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

South Carolina's First Underwater Trail is Open!.....p. 1
Director’s Notes.....p. 2
"Romancing the Past" Gala.....p. 3
Bush Hill Plantation.....p. 4
Allendale Expedition.....p. 8
Santa Elena Conference.....p. 9
Search for Le Prince.....p. 10
ART Donors.....p. 14
Willtown: Past and Present.....p. 18
The Wee Boat.....p. 19
Portrait of an Artist.....p. 20
ART Tour to South Africa.....p. 23
Pritchard's Shipyard.....p. 24