Eastern United States (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lara Anderson. Karolyn Kinsey. Marc Kodack. Eugene Marino. Jennifer Riordan. Barbara C. Smoyer. Kelly Wissehr. Michael K. Trimble. Christopher Pulliam.

Between May 1997 and September 1999, personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis conducted curation needs assessments at all active military installations in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Over 6,000...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jana Keller. Kathleen H. Quinn. Stephanie H. Rodeffer.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Nina M. Schreiner.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Boxed but not Forgotten Redux or: The Importance and Usefulness of Exploring Old or Forgotten Collections" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper examines nineteenth-century artifact collecting practices through analysis of legacy, orphaned, and curated collections at Woodville Plantation (36AL29), a historic house museum in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. From the 1830s to 1920s, the Wrenshall family...

DOCUMENT Citation Only B. W. Powell.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Chris Wilkins.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Opening the Vault: What Collections Can Say About Jamestown’s Global Trade Network", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. A flintlock pistol was excavated from an early well at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. The pistol was intact and consisted of waterlogged wood, iron lock plates and machinery, and a copper alloy barrel and trigger. Initial investigations revealed the firearm...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams

Department of Defense archaeological collections generally have not been curated to the standards required by 36 CFR Part 79. This report, based on a study in the eastern United States, identified potential partners, evaluated their capabilities to manage DoD archaeological collections, and collected baseline administrative information associated with such a project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District.

Department of Defense archaeological collections generally have not been curated to the standards required by 36 CFR Part 79. This report, based on a study in the eastern United States, identified potential partners, evaluated their capabilities to manage DoD archaeological collections, and collected baseline administrative information associated with such a project.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Naomi F. Miller. Chantel E. White.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "New Avenues in the Study of Plant Remains from Historical Sites" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeologists periodically encounter concentrations of uncharred plant remains. Whether excavated or never actually buried, they are a challenge for interpretation. In addition to identification, the archaeobotanical tasks include determining the agent of deposition and the source and date of the material. This...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christina H. McSherry.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archaeology of Conflict (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The location of the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, now preserved at the Gettysburg National Military Park (GNMP), receives thousands of visitors every year. Visitors to the battlefield interact with over 1,000 monuments across the landscape that both commemorate the actions that took place and memorialize the participants...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Geoffrey M. Gyrisco.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Laylah A Roberts.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Hidden In The Hollinger: What We Can Learn From Archeological Legacy Collections In The National Park Service", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The National Parks Service has numerous legacy collections from archeological excavations put in place by programs under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The two that are most prevalent in the National Parks museum collections are from the Works Progress...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Edwin N. Wilmsen.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Patrick J Boyle.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The North Carolina oyster industry greatly expanded in the late 19th century after the introduction of advanced fishing techniques from oyster fishers from the Chesapeake Bay region. As the Chesapeake Bay oyster beds were depleting, oyster fishers flocked to North Carolina to find new fishing areas. Many new ship types and fishing...

DOCUMENT Citation Only H. C. Cutler.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Adam Fracchia.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Materialities of (Un)Freedom: Examining the Material Consequences of Inequality within Historical Archaeology", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. From the 1760s to the 1820s, convicts, indentured servants, and enslaved peoples worked and died producing and forging iron near Baltimore, Maryland. The iron was crucial to the growth of the British Empire, the American Revolution, and the building of the town of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Eric L. Proebsting.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Over the past thirty years, Poplar Forest has established a strong tradition of public outreach and education as part of its archaeological research program. Recently, archaeologists working in collaboration with Poplar Forest’s African American Advisory Group along with other staff, scholars, and consultants have guided the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ashley McCuistion.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Established in 1760 with support from a London-based philanthropy called The Associates of Dr. Bray, the Williamsburg Bray School was one of the earliest institutions dedicated to the education of free and enslaved African American children in America. The school’s curriculum was designed to teach students Anglican catechism and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Clarence R. Geier. Michael A. Barber. George A. Tolley.

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PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams

This 2007 Desk Guide is a starting point for identifying the proper tribe(s) to contact. Initiating formal, government-to-government consultation would typically follow. The Desk Guide contains basic information on both the military installations and the tribes located in the South and Eastern Regions so that this same information is readily available for the tribal governments and their staff. Tribal staff may need to contact a military installation in a region or state which is part of their...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Courtney Williams

This 2007 Desk Guide is a starting point for identifying the proper tribe(s) to contact. Initiating formal, government-to-government consultation would typically follow. The Desk Guide contains basic information on both the military installations and the tribes located in the South and Eastern Regions so that this same information is readily available for the tribal governments and their staff. Tribal staff may need to contact a military installation in a region or state which is part of their...