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Full-Text Articles in Archaeological Anthropology
Book Review: Looking For Leads: Shipwrecks Of The Past Revealed By Contemporary Documents And The Archaeological Record By Christian Ahlstrom, Stefan H. Claesson
Book Review: Looking For Leads: Shipwrecks Of The Past Revealed By Contemporary Documents And The Archaeological Record By Christian Ahlstrom, Stefan H. Claesson
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: Looking for Leads: Shipwrecks of the Past Revealed by Contemporary Documents and the Archaeological Record by Christian Ahlstrom, 1997, The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Helsinki. 238 pages, 57 figures, 16 tables, 1 appendix, no price given.
Book Review: The Archaeology Of Wealth: Consumer Behavior In English America By James G. Gibb, Elizabeth Pena
Book Review: The Archaeology Of Wealth: Consumer Behavior In English America By James G. Gibb, Elizabeth Pena
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: The Archaeology of Wealth: Consumer Behavior in English America by James G. Gibb, 1996, Plenum Press, New York. Foreword by Halcott P. Green and Stanley South, 283 pages, $49.50 (cloth).
Considering Colonoware From The Barnes Plantation: A Proposed Colonoware Typology For Northern Virginia Colonial Sites, Andrew S. Veech
Considering Colonoware From The Barnes Plantation: A Proposed Colonoware Typology For Northern Virginia Colonial Sites, Andrew S. Veech
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Colonoware vessels and vessel fragments have been recovered from numerous colonial and antebellum sites in Virginia, and the number of newly reported sites increases with each excavation season. What this growing corpus of Virginia colonoware presently requires, however, is an adequate, standardized typology for pottery classification, at both site-specific and regional scales. Here, the colonoware typology designed during analysis of collections from the Barnes Plantation (44FX1326), a mid-18th century tobacco plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia, is explained and offered for use elsewhere. Colonware sherds from contemporaneous northern Virginia plantation sites exhibit many of the same charcteristics as those found at …
Cellulose Nitrate Plastic (Celluloid) In Archaeological Assemblages: Identification And Care, Megan E. Springate
Cellulose Nitrate Plastic (Celluloid) In Archaeological Assemblages: Identification And Care, Megan E. Springate
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Invented in the mid-19th century, cellulose nitrate is commonly regarded as the earliest synthetic polymer or plastic. As increasing numbers of historical sites dating from the mid-1800s are excavated, cellulose nitrate objects are more frequently found in archaeological assemblages. The inherent instability of cellulose nitrate makes proper handling, storage, and display conditions vital to the longevity of recovered objects. In this paper, the composition, manufacture, and means of identifying cellulose nitrate are summarized. The processes of degradation and means of slowing those processes are elaborated, as well.
A Preliminary Report On The Excavation Of A 19th-Century Derelict Vessel In Cape Neddick, Maine: The Southern New Jersey Coasting Schooner Annabella, Stefan H. Claesson
A Preliminary Report On The Excavation Of A 19th-Century Derelict Vessel In Cape Neddick, Maine: The Southern New Jersey Coasting Schooner Annabella, Stefan H. Claesson
Northeast Historical Archaeology
In 1995, the Insistute of Maritime History conducted the archaeological investigation of a 19th-century coasting schooner, Annabella, in Cape Neddick, Maine. This type of craft, though ubiquitous on the eastern seaboard in the 19th century, has not been documented in an archaeological setting to date in New England. Maine played a pivotal role in America's economy, supplying the southern states and Caribbean Islands with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of raw materials such as timber, stone, ice, lime, and agricultural goods. This vessel was primarily involved in the transportation of cordwood along the east coast of the United States. Its heavily-built, …
"Promiscuous Smoking": Interpreting Gender And Tobacco Use In The Archaeological Record, Lauren J. Cook
"Promiscuous Smoking": Interpreting Gender And Tobacco Use In The Archaeological Record, Lauren J. Cook
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Viewed as a social act, tobacco use is a rich area for archaeological inquiry. The act of tobacco consumption has historically conveyed meaning, communicating self-perceptions of class, ethnicity, and gender roles. Tobacco consumption has also resulted in the use and discard of material culture, often in large quantities, making it of particular interest to archaeologists. The examination of tobacco use as a field for the negotiation of gender roles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries provides an excellent basis for a critical examination of an "archaeology of gender." The constellation of meanings surrounding actions and motivations that emerges …
Anatomy Of An Almshouse Complex, Sherene Baugher, Edward J. Lenik
Anatomy Of An Almshouse Complex, Sherene Baugher, Edward J. Lenik
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The focus of this paper is to determine the age and function of a partial building foundation uncovered during archaeological testing in City Hall Park, New York City. The authors use evidence from historical maps, prints, and documents, as well as archaeological evidence, to determine the function of the building. The evidence suggests that the foundation is an outbuilding that was part of an 18th-century colonial almshouse complex. The foundation appears to be the remains of the almshouse kitchen.
Editor's Introduction, Mary C. Beaudry
Editor's Introduction, Mary C. Beaudry
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The introduction to the volume by the editor.
Book Review: The Great Warpath: British Military Sites From Albany To Crown Point By David Starbuck, Charles L. Fisher
Book Review: The Great Warpath: British Military Sites From Albany To Crown Point By David Starbuck, Charles L. Fisher
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: The Great Warpath: British Military Sites from Albany to Crown Point by David Starbuck, 1999, University Press of New England, Hanover, NH, 224 pages, 100 illus., 50 figs., $19.95 (paper).
Book Review: Maritime Archaeology: A Reader Of Substantive And Theoretical Contributions Edited By Lawrence E. Babits And Hans Van Tilburg, David J. Stewart
Book Review: Maritime Archaeology: A Reader Of Substantive And Theoretical Contributions Edited By Lawrence E. Babits And Hans Van Tilburg, David J. Stewart
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: Maritime Archaeology: A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contributions edited by Lawrence E. Babits and Hans Van Tilburg 1998, The Plenum Series in Underwater Archaeology, Plenum Press, New York and London, 590 pages, 87 illus., $49.50 (paper).
A Recreation To Great Persons: Bowling In Colonial Boston, Ann-Eliza Lewis
A Recreation To Great Persons: Bowling In Colonial Boston, Ann-Eliza Lewis
Northeast Historical Archaeology
In 1994 archaeologists working in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, recovered what turned out to be the oldest lawn bowling ball in the New World. This research note is the result of the unexpected public interest in this artifact. The lawn ball belonged to the household of Katherine Nanny Naylor, a wealthy resident of 17th-century Boston. The lawn ball became a starting point for a small research project on the history of bowling in the New World and Puritan attitudes towards recreation in general and bowling in particular. This note opens a discusion of the tension between the need to relax and …
Domestic Masonry Architecture In 17th-Century Virginia, David A. Brown
Domestic Masonry Architecture In 17th-Century Virginia, David A. Brown
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The focus of this study is to provide an easily accessible source of information on domestic masonry architecture in 17th-century Virginia. This includes buildings constructed entirely of brick or stone as well as framed structures, brick enders, and homes with brick-nogged walls. The few surviving examples of these buildings do not adequately represent the period and, until recently, literature pertaining to this subject has either been inaccurate or has concentrated far too heavily on a limited number of structures. Through research in the fields of history, historical archaeology, and architectural history, at least 24 structures have been found dating to …
Exploratory Pollen Analysis Of The Ditch Of The 1665 Turf Fort, Jamestown, Virginia, Gerald K. Kelso, Audrey J. Horning, Andrew C. Edwards, Marley R. Brown Iii, Martha W. Mccarthy
Exploratory Pollen Analysis Of The Ditch Of The 1665 Turf Fort, Jamestown, Virginia, Gerald K. Kelso, Audrey J. Horning, Andrew C. Edwards, Marley R. Brown Iii, Martha W. Mccarthy
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Pollen analysis of subsoil, slopewash, episodic fill, plowzone, and archaeological backdirt deposits in a core from a ditch associated with the 1665 Turf (earthwork) Fort at Jamestown, Virginia, record bare, slightly weedy local conditions around 17th-century artisan dwellings on the Jamestown waterfront and register the Virginia forest in the background before construction of the fort. Goosefoot dominated the earthwork slope; close relatives of the goldenrods were initially the most prominent plants in the open-ditch period. Pollen percolation rates adjusted for plowing and applied to ragweed-type (Ambrosia-type) percentages suggest that cultivation over the ditch began ca. 1729. Cultural matrix depostition, slopewash, …
Historical Skeletal Remains From Dundas County, Ontario: A Cautionary Tale Concerning Individual Identification, Lynda Wood, Janet Young
Historical Skeletal Remains From Dundas County, Ontario: A Cautionary Tale Concerning Individual Identification, Lynda Wood, Janet Young
Northeast Historical Archaeology
A single burial dating to the historic period was unexpectedly discovered on a farm in rural Dundas County, Ontario. Based on a preliminary investigation, the remains were believed to be those of Margaret Ellen Bellway, an 8-year-old girl who lived on the property and who died in the year 1881. The objectives of this article are to demonstrate that establishing individual identification of historical remains is possible, to demonstrate the importance of exploring all relevant avenues of research prior to finalizing individual identification, and to demonstrate the means by which this is done. Skeletal analysis of the remains indicated a …
Worked Ballast Flint At Aptucxet, Barbara E. Luedtke
Worked Ballast Flint At Aptucxet, Barbara E. Luedtke
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The gunflint industry of western Europe represents an extraordinary revival of the art of flint-knapping, which had largely disappeared from the technological repertoire of the region after the Neolithic. During the classic period of flintlock weapons in the 19th and 19th centuries, gunflint production appears to have been performed primarily by specialists. Demand for gunflints began in the 17th century, however, especially in North America, and was sometimes met by the "do it yourself" efforts of non-specialists. An assemblage recently excavated in Bourne, Massachusetts provides an opportuntiy to study such efforts.
"In Delaware The Millennium Has Begun": 19th-Century Farmstead Archaeology And The Methodist Discipline, Michael D. Scholl
"In Delaware The Millennium Has Begun": 19th-Century Farmstead Archaeology And The Methodist Discipline, Michael D. Scholl
Northeast Historical Archaeology
By the beginning of the 19th century the Methodist movement had gained so many converts in the state of Delaware that Francis Asbury had likened it to the coming of the New Millenium. The growth of Methodism I the state was a powerful social force in rural 19th-century Delaware. Guidlines and behavioral rules were published annually in a series entitled the Discipline. The Methodist Discipline provides a contextual backdrop for understanding 19th-century farming families. This case study examines the Methodist farmer George W. Buchanan and his family who in the mid-part of the century established a farmstead in southern New …
Comments On: "I Know It's Only Rock 'N' Roll But They Like It!" By Stefan Bielinski, Carol Mcdavid
Comments On: "I Know It's Only Rock 'N' Roll But They Like It!" By Stefan Bielinski, Carol Mcdavid
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The author comments on I Know It's Only Rock 'n' Roll But They Like It! Community History, Popular Music, and Public Audiences by Stefan Bielinski.
Is It Just Rock 'N' Roll? A Comment On Stefan Bielinski's Community History, Popular Music, And Public Audiences, James G. Gibb
Is It Just Rock 'N' Roll? A Comment On Stefan Bielinski's Community History, Popular Music, And Public Audiences, James G. Gibb
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The author comments on I Know It's Only Rock 'n' Roll But They Like It! Community History, Popular Music, and Public Audiences by Stefan Bielinski.
I Know It's Only Rock 'N' Roll But They Like It! A Community History, Popular Music, And Public Audiences, Stefan Bielinski
I Know It's Only Rock 'N' Roll But They Like It! A Community History, Popular Music, And Public Audiences, Stefan Bielinski
Northeast Historical Archaeology
The author discusses community history, popular music, and public audiences using a multidisciplinary approach. These themes are discussed with an example from the Colonial Albany Social History Project.
Editor's Introduction, Mary C. Beaudry
Editor's Introduction, Mary C. Beaudry
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Editor's introduction to the volume.
Book Review: Hidden Lives: The Archaeology Of Slave Life At Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, By Barbara J. Heath, Larry Mckee
Book Review: Hidden Lives: The Archaeology Of Slave Life At Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, By Barbara J. Heath, Larry Mckee
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: Hidden Lives: The Archaeology of Slave Life at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, by Barbara J. Heath, 1999, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville. 81 pages, illus., $12.50 (paper).
Book Review: Race And Affluence: An Archaeology Of African America And Consumer Culture (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology) By Paul R. Mullins, Maria Franklin
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: Race and Affluence: An Archaeology of African America and Consumer Culture (Contributions to Global historical Archaeology) by Paul R. Mullins, 1999, Kluwer/Plenum Academic Publishers, New York. 217 pages, $59.95 (cloth).
Book Review: Cultural Resource Laws And Practices: An Introductory Guide By Thomas F. King, James Symonds
Book Review: Cultural Resource Laws And Practices: An Introductory Guide By Thomas F. King, James Symonds
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: Cultural Resource Laws and Practices: An Introductory Guide by Thomas F. King, 1998, Altamira Press, Walnut Creek, CA. 303 pages, 9 figures, $46.00 (cloth); $22.95 (paper).
Book Review: Historical Archaeologies Of Capitalism, Edited By Mark P. Leone And Parker B. Potter, Jr., Louann Wurst
Book Review: Historical Archaeologies Of Capitalism, Edited By Mark P. Leone And Parker B. Potter, Jr., Louann Wurst
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: Historical Archaeologies of Capitalism, edited by Mark P. Leone and Parker B. Potter, Jr., 1999, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 262 pages, illus., $85.00 (hardcover).
Book Review: An Archaeology Of Manners: The Polite World Of The Merchant Elite Of Colonial Massachusetts, By Lorinda B. R. Goodwin, Emerson W. Baker
Book Review: An Archaeology Of Manners: The Polite World Of The Merchant Elite Of Colonial Massachusetts, By Lorinda B. R. Goodwin, Emerson W. Baker
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Book Review: An Archaeology of Manners: The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts, by Lorinda B. R. Goodwin, 1999, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 233 pages.
Interpreting Social Organization At Industrial Sites: An Example From The Ohio Trap Rock Mine, David B. Landon
Interpreting Social Organization At Industrial Sites: An Example From The Ohio Trap Rock Mine, David B. Landon
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Historical archaeologists have frequently tried to interpret aspects of the social organization of production from artifacts at industrial sites. These studies have encompassed a variety of issues: the role of skilled immigrants, the effects of de-skilling work, and the ways workers resisted work discipline or used material culture to express their autonomy. Some recent studies protray the organization of production and the forces of industrialization as the overarching determinants of domestic assemblage pattering, while other studies emphasize factors such as household composition, household lifecycle, and the gender organization of labor. This paper reviews several studies of artifact assemblages from industrial …
Early Military Sites Archaeology In New York State: An Interview With Richard J. Koke, David R. Starbuck
Early Military Sites Archaeology In New York State: An Interview With Richard J. Koke, David R. Starbuck
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Military sites archaeology in New York State originated in the early 20th cnetury with the pioneering work of William Calver and Reginald Bolton, working through the auspices of The New York Historical Society. One of their youngest associates was Richard J. Koke who later assembled many of their articles into the seminal volume, History Written with Pick and Shovel. Koke was one of the best military sites archaeologists of his day and has a superb recollection of what it was like to conduct archaeology in the 1930s. This article presents some of Koke's memories, based on two interviews conducted with …
From The Warehouses To The Canal By Rail Ca. 1830: The Lachine Canal, Montreal, Quebec, Pauline Desjardins
From The Warehouses To The Canal By Rail Ca. 1830: The Lachine Canal, Montreal, Quebec, Pauline Desjardins
Northeast Historical Archaeology
During archaeological monitoring of the lower entrance of the Lachine Canal by the Corporation of the Old Port of Montreal, archaeologists obtained data spanning approximately 170 years of development in the area. Indeed, the original canal, built between 1821-1825, has seen many transformations in its dimensions and in the spatial organization of the adjacent installations. This article focuses on a particular finding related to the first period of the history of the canal: the remains of privately owned short wooden track lines used for transporting goods from the warehouses along Common Street to the canal during the years 1825 to …
Contributions Of Women To The Acquisition, Maintenance, And Discard Of Portable Estates, Kathleen L. Wheeler
Contributions Of Women To The Acquisition, Maintenance, And Discard Of Portable Estates, Kathleen L. Wheeler
Northeast Historical Archaeology
As we heighten our focus on the constituents of households, archaeologists are increasingly aware of the role females have to play in compiling and transmitting their portable estates. Women bring in dowries from their natal home, and they participate in choosing and buying household items such as teawares, tablewares, furnishings, and carpets. In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, several features have been discovered with substantial household inventories left behind as de facto refuse when a female head of household departs from the site. This paper explores the gendered nature of acquistion and abandonment behaviors at 19th-century urban sites to better reconstruct socioeconomic …
Who's Been Drinking On The Railroad? Archaeological Excavations At The Central Railroad Of New Jersey's Lakehurst Shops, Richard Veit, Paul W. Schopp
Who's Been Drinking On The Railroad? Archaeological Excavations At The Central Railroad Of New Jersey's Lakehurst Shops, Richard Veit, Paul W. Schopp
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Archaeological excavations at the former shops of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, in Lakehurst (28-Oc-138), uncovered several large bottle caches within a 19th-century railroad maintenance facility. These caches, situated in clandestine locations within the plant, apparently reflect a considerable amount of on-the-job alcohol consumption by railroad workers. This surprising discovery and its implications for understanding turn-of-the-century workplace culture are explored.