Northeast United States (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Scott R. Ferrara.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archaeology of Marginalization and Resilience in the Northeast", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Agriculture in the United States is rooted in the exploitation of labor and class and carries a legacy into the present-day agricultural industry. This paper examines migrant labor camps in New York, from 1943-2000, which trapped thousands of migrant farm laborers from the American South and Caribbean into systems...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Suanna Selby Crowley.

Often characterized as the hub of the American abolitionist and human rights movements, the Northeast United States has a more complex legacy. Evidence of enslavement and systemic oppression is plentiful, revealing a more accurate picture of the brutal conditions under which enslaved Africans and Indigenous peoples lived. Popular views ignore or underplay this disturbing legacy. However, immunity from critique is waning and re-examination with fresh data is underway. A new generation of scholars...

PROJECT Benjamin Heckman. Bradley Russell. Matthew Kirk.

A Phase III Data Recovery Excavation was conducted at the Clinton and Lark Historic Archeological Site (A00140.004690) by Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. in July of 2020. The goal of the Project was to identify intact archeological deposits and features to excavate and record, as part of the mitigation effort. The Project entailed mechanical stripping of 156.6 m2 (1626 ft2, or 0.37 acres) as well as excavation and documentation of identified cultural features. Five features were...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth M Dresser-Kluchman.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Between 1762 and 1847, Salisbury Connecticut was home to Riga Ironworks, one of forty nearby blast furnaces which processed iron ore for highly prized cannons and anchors, among other objects of an emerging United States militarism. During this time, the Riga furnace supported a thriving town’s economy and identity. Today, the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only M. Denise Dennis.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "The World Turned Upside Down: Revisiting the Archaeology of the American Revolution" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. My presentation will discuss a rare, if not unique, Revolutionary War artifact, the Gershom Prince Powderhorn. Gershom Prince was an African American soldier who served in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution under Capt. Robert Durkee of the Connecticut Line. Prince was...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Hadley F. Kruczek-Aaron. Amy Robinson. Martha Swan.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archaeology, Activism, and Protest", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Hundreds of state and local laws and resolutions have been adopted recently to restrict how teachers teach the history of race in America. As a result, today’s teachers face undue scrutiny, critique, and punishment for how they approach Black history. It is in this volatile climate that John Brown Lives!, a human rights organization centered...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lindsay A. Randall. Bethany Jay.

With a paucity of written records, archaeology-centered activities offer a unique lens to explore sites of the African Diaspora throughout the Northeast and understand the lives of those who inhabited them. The first step is to engage middle and high school educators in understanding the power of material culture. The authors will share their strategies for training educators to use the methods and findings of archaeological inquiry to engage students in significant and meaningful conversations...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Miriam Entin.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archaeology of Marginalization and Resilience in the Northeast", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the 1840s, Jewish Five Points resident Harris Goldberg discarded trash behind his 472 Pearl Street home. 150 years later, archaeologists recovered remnants of a roast beef dinner, fragments of glass tableware, and even the skull of a household pet parrot. Another interesting discovery was that of several lead...

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A Phase III Data Recovery Excavation was conducted at the Clinton and Lark Historic Archeological Site (A00140.004690) by Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. in July of 2020. The goal of the Project was to identify intact archeological deposits and features to excavate and record, as part of the mitigation effort. The Project entailed mechanical stripping of 156.6 m2 (1626 ft2, or 0.37 acres) as well as excavation and documentation of identified cultural features. Five features were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer L.B. Milligan.

Site 27-CO-74 is a large Paleoindian site consisting of multiple artifact concentrations and a general low density artifact distribution. The site is currently overlain by farmland and is situated on a rise of land on the northeastern side of the Israel River Valley in Coos County, New Hampshire. To the north is a small brook with riparian vegetation including cattails. Two lithics recovered from the north end of the defined site area were submitted for protein residue analysis to determine...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams

This report provides information intended to sensitize CRMs in the DoD to the presence of rock art on installations in all regions of the U.S. The document 1) defines the general characteristics of rock art sites in the northeastern U.S., 2) provides a regional context and predictive model for rock art in the study area, 3) analyzes potential threats to rock art sites as a result of military, civilian, or natural activities or factors, and 4) develops recommendations for managing rock art sites...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Polglase. Clement Meighan. Martha Williams.

This report provides information intended to sensitize CRMs in the DoD to the presence of rock art on installations in all regions of the U.S. The document 1) defines the general characteristics of rock art sites in the northeastern U.S., 2) provides a regional context and predictive model for rock art in the study area, 3) analyzes potential threats to rock art sites as a result of military, civilian, or natural activities or factors, and 4) develops recommendations for managing rock art sites...