Mid-Atlantic United States (Geographic Keyword)

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Lowering the Ladder and Raising the Bar: Fostering a Diverse and Inclusive Archaeology Through Public Archaeology (2023)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Crystal Castleberry.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. As part of a public history site, Colonial Williamsburg’s archaeology department is in constant contact with visitors of all ages and backgrounds. This contact has revealed rising interest in archaeology and its place in historical research and social justice among young people. In 2015, we began a program that invited children to...

Still Waiting For The Breeze: Archaeological Investigations At Walnut Point, VA (2024)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Patrick J. Boyle. P. Brendan Burke.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Development of new fishing vessels led to a significant expansion of the United States’ Mid-Atlantic oyster industry in the 19th century. New types of boats, such as the pungy, were developed to enable dredging in the deep waters of the Chesapeake Bay. During the Oyster Boom of the late 19th century, several hundred pungies served...