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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Revisiting Revolutionary America" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Extensively studied archaeologically and historically, the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778 in central New Jersey showcased Washington’s ability to stand against the British Army and hold the field of battle. The New Jersey militia was important to this success. They harassed the British Army leading to the battle and commanded key terrain...
Placing Deathcare: Mortuary Goods and Services in the Landscape of Nineteenth-Century New York State (2024)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. For nineteenth century Americans, death played a major social and economic role in daily existence. This poster draws attention to the idea that the life history of mortuary goods begins before they were used in mourning and burial practices. They first had to be manufactured and purchased, extending the networks through which they moved and communicated meaning. Combining archival...
Utilization of Shellfish by the Pequot People during the Early Seventeenth Century (2024)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Burned on May 26, 1637 during the Pequot War, the Pequot village site of Calluna Hill (59-73) in Mystic, Connecticut, is known from a single diary entry from the war. It was rediscovered in 2013 during a battlefield survey. Seven shell middens have been located and sampled since the initial identification, each of which are...