Chapter 14. Coins, Shells, Pipes, and Other Items
Part of the Archaeology of African Burial Ground National Monument, New York project
Author(s): Warren R. Perry, Janet L. Woodruff
Year: 2006
Summary
This chapter describes an array of items—coins, shells, pipes, nails and tacks, crystals, unique objects, botanical remains—that do not fit neatly into artifact assemblages organized around function and use, or material, manufacture, and age.
The first part of the chapter provides a profile of the burials with these items. The items are described in detail in 14.B. Information is provided about recovery, condition and treatment, chain of custody, methods of analysis, and where relevant, findings about manufacture, origin, and age. Burials with possible floral tributes are discussed in 14.C.
URL:http://www.africanburialground.gov/FinalReports/Archaeology/ABG_Ch14FEB.pdf
Cite this Record
Chapter 14. Coins, Shells, Pipes, and Other Items. Warren R. Perry, Janet L. Woodruff.
In New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Pp. 419-443. Washington, D.C.: Howard University. 2006 (tDAR ID: 5680)
doi:10.6067/XCV85Q4V4C
Keywords
Culture
African American
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Historic
Material
Ceramic
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Glass
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Human Remains
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Metal
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Shell
Site Name
Negroes Burying Ground
Site Type
Cemetery
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1640 to 1800