Central Illinois (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Anastasia L Ervin.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Historical archaeology provides a unique insight into twentieth century critical infrastructure because it allows for a holistic analysis of the infrastructure as it was physically manifested within urban societies. This paper presents the case studies of three sewage treatment plants in Central Illinois during the twentieth...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Emma L Verstraete.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Disability Wisdom for the Covid-19 Pandemic" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Over time out society has changed and evolved what is seen as ‘sick’ and what can be seen as a ‘cure’. This paper seeks to examine the health and hygiene assemblage at the Carpenter Street site, an excavation site in Springfield, Illinois. The site was used in a historic context for the initial settlement of Portuguese immigrants,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Anastasia L Ervin.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Sewage districts are important municipalities that facilitate urban growth within cities and heavily impact communities. Research regarding the sewage districts is scarce in the modern contexts, and focuses on the biological and chemical processes involved in sanitizing wastewater. This study focuses on...