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It's More Than Lincoln: interpretation challenges at multi-component urban archaeological sites (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Urban Preservation Challenges in a Global Perspective", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Multi-component sites are common in urban excavations because of continuous occupation. In downtown Springfield, Illinois there are 3 major areas of archaeological excavation that correspond with specific eras and inhabitants. The Lincoln Home National Historic Site focuses on pre-Civil War inhabitation in the...