Eastern U.S. (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nina M Schreiner.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Critical Archaeologies of Whiteness", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Building on decolonizing and postcolonial frameworks that highlight white supremacist ideologies within the disciplinary formation of archaeology, this paper addresses informal collecting practices of middle-class white families in the nineteenth century. By tracing a family of civil engineers across the Eastern United States, I connect...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Brad Botwick.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Fish, Oyster, Whale: The Archaeology of Maritime Traditions", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Oyster fishing in Chesapeake Bay underwent significant changes during the nineteenth century. Among the most visible changes was the introduction of industrial technologies and organization. Previously, the fishery was conducted at a small scale by individuals or small teams of owner-operators. These traditional...