Maryland (State / Territory) (Geographic Keyword)
5,926-5,950 (10,500 Records)
J. Whittaker: Found just before and after white man, in villages and mounds [incorrect info]. Experiment: winged form serves like fletching on spear, works also as spindle whorl in drilling. Perhaps part of effigy bird forms associated with fire and lightning, maybe head ornament as on copper cut-out of falcon dancer from mound. Moore's "mesh spacer" theory also possible, also idea of atlatl weight. Manufacture described from specimens.
Notes on the Condition of Jesuit Farms Including Cedar Point Neck, 2000.027_0237 (1842)
Historical background document containing notes on the condition of Jesuit farms including Cedar Point Neck.
Notes On the Shell-Mounds and Ossuaries of the Choptank River, Maryland, U.S.a (1888)
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"…nothing else of great artifactual value" or "…found nothing on the site at all": What remains of an eighteenth century colonial shipwreck in Biscayne National Park? (2016)
The title of this paper illuminates the short sided approach held by those in search of "treasure" in the 1960s and 1970s in south Florida. It also provides a window into the past and present about how the Pillar Dollar Wreck in Biscayne National Park has been, and continues to be, impacted by adventure seekers, treasure salvors and looters. This paper outlines recent archaeological excavations of the Pillar Dollar Wreck and reveals there is still much to be found and studied in the shifting...
Notice of Publication from Times Crescent to Harry Diamond Laboratories, Article "No Significant Impact on the Environment" (1980)
Notice of Publication from Times Crescent to Harry Diamond Laboratories, in regards to the Article "No Significant Impact on the Environment" published 2 January 1980. Notice of Certification is included with a copy of the clipped article.
Notification Is Not Consultation: Ethical Practices in Community and Indigenous Archaeology (2016)
In the quarter of a century since the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was enacted, attempts to involve descendant Native communities in research on and interpretation of archaeological resources have been met with limited success. Blurred lines delineating ancestral lands and migration routes across modern state boundaries, historical political alliances, and dynamic cultural identities often cause confusion and a defeatist attitude in approaching and working with...
Notification to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and National Park Service (NPS) Concerning the Suitland Parkway Landscaping Plan (2016)
Notification from the Maryland State Highway Administration to the Maryland State Historic Preservation Office, Joint Base Andrews, the National Parks Service, and others concerning the landscape plans for the MD 4 at Suitland Parkway Interchange Project and seeking their comment on the plan.
"A Novelist-Gardener": Masculinity and Illness in Progressive Era California (2016)
Warren Cheney (1858-1921) of Berkeley, California lived during the period in which ideals of Victorian manliness shifted to those of a more brutish masculinity. Suffering from ill health and neurasthenia for most of his life, he pursued an "outdoor life" while also participating in the Bay Area literary arts scene, embodying the tensions and contradictions of shifting gendered behavior ideals. Historical documents and archaeological excavations undertaken at the Cheney family home enable us to...
Now You See It, Now You Don’t (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Mortuary Monuments and Archaeology: Current Research" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The recoding and digitizing of cemetery data is necessary for preservation of the information and a challenge. In 1976, we collected data on three 18th century graveyards in New Hampshire and we have the original files. In 2015, we returned to rerecord these cemeteries. The cemeteries are Gumpus Hill in Pelham; Thornton...
NPAA Northern Plains Atlatl Association Web Page (2003)
J. Whittaker: Many links and articles, including the following by Hrdlicka. One of the most useful atlatl sites. 2003 Intro to the Atlatl. 2003 Terms for the Atlatl. Ethnographic (Australia has most) and modern, “Klingon,” and ancient [Sumerian, Egypt, Sanskrit – I know no other evidence for atlatls in these areas and suspect the words relate to spears or rabbit stick type “throwing sticks”] 2003 Peg Styles. 2003 Atlatl Weight Attachments. 2003 Handles 2003 Carving Soapstone...
NPS Program Seeks Communication Among Practitioners and Educators (1994)
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NPS Programme seeks communication among practitioners and educators (1993)
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The NPS Public Interpretation Initiative Program (1994)
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The NPS Public Interpretation Initiative Program (1994)
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The NPS Search for Guerrero: Exploration and Partnerships (2018)
The search for Guerrero brings to life a powerful story of human greed, sacrifice, courage, and loss. The effort to locate this shipwreck is supported within the larger framework of the NPS’s five-year Civil Rights Initiative for advancing the management and interpretation of site andstories from within national parks associated with the civil rights movement, African American history, and the African American experience in the United States. It also represents the involvement of the National...
Nuestra Señora de Encarnación: Lost Ship of the 1681 Tierra Firme Fleet (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Plus Ultra: An examination of current research in Spanish Colonial/Iberian Underwater and Terrestrial Archaeology in the Western Hemisphere." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 1681, the Tierra Firme fleet departed Cartagena for Portbelo to eventually make the voyage back to Spain with goods from the colonies. En route, a storm struck the fleet, wrecking four vessels and killing more than 500 Spanish...
Nun's Green, Snow Hill, Maryland: Restoration & Rehabilitation
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Nunamiut ethnoarchaeology (1978)
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Nyugodjék Békében: Expressions of Identity Change in Sacred Heart Hungarian Cemetery, South Bend IN (2015)
Cemeteries and their associated grave markers have been repeatedly identified as a measure of cultural complexity and change in archaeology site studies. Cultural patterns can be revealed through the ritual materials of mourning and death to reflect notable behavior of the living, and these expressions can radically differ depending on social status and identity. The culmination of this Master’s thesis explores how one ethnic Hungarian group’s expression of identity changed over time by means of...
Nålbinding Textiles from Vasa in a Wider Context (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Expressions of Social Space and Identity: Interior Furnishings and Clothing from the Swedish Warship Vasa of 1628." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In addition to the woven textiles that make up the majority of the fragments in archaeological finds, there are other techniques which occur in particular regions and periods. Nålbinding, a single-needle technique which builds up a durable fabric through a...
O is for Opium: Offering More than Education at the Abiel Smith School (2018)
The Abiel Smith, constructed between 1834 and 1835 in Beacon Hill in Boston, MA, is one of the oldest black schools in the United States. The Smith School is central to Beacon Hill’s Black history because it helped Black Bostonians advance in society and negotiate racism through education. However, the Smith School may have served another important role in the Black community. Medicinal bottles excavated from the site suggest that the school administered medicine to students. In the nineteenth...
Oak and Bluestone: Resource Extraction, Agriculture, and Economy in the Catskills (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Boxed but not Forgotten Redux or: How I Learned to Stop Digging and Love Old Collections" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper evaluates existing data and collections from compliance based archaeological studies located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Over the course of European settlement, the economy in this region has been based almost entirely in agriculture and resource extraction to...
The Oak Forest Institution-Cook County’s 20th Century Poor Farm (2018)
Built at the height of the Progressive Era on over 300 acres of land southwest of Chicago, the Oak Forest Institution or Poor Farm was to be an example for the rest of the nation. Buildings designed by the architectural firm of Holabard and Roche provided light, space and services for the poor, elderly and sick that reflected the era’s emphasis on fresh air, wholesome food, medical treatment (especially for tuberculosis) and relief from the vices and overcrowding of city living. Richly...
Oak, Steel, and Men: The History of USS Constitution through Artifact Biographies (2022)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. USS Constitution is the oldest warship afloat in the world. After launching on 21 October 1797, the vessel served with distinction in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. To this day, it still a commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy and crewed by active-duty Navy personnel as well as a living heritage piece. This study analyzes...
Oaks II, Riggs Farmhouse and Three Associated Outbuildings: a Report Concerning the Architectural History of the Four Surviving Buildings of the Oaks II Farm Complex (1981)
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