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Unraveling the Use of Yards: Synthesizing Data from Monticello’s North and South Yard Excavations (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Crystal L. Ptacek. Katelyn M. Coughlan.

Over the past thirty years, archaeologists at Monticello have excavated portions of the lawns located on opposite sides of Thomas Jefferson’s home. To date, no comprehensive synthesis of the archaeological data from these excavations has been conducted.  Because of the varied tasks undertaken in the structures adjacent to these yards, the areas on the North and South side of the mansion were functionally different. Comparative stratigraphic and ware-type analysis aim to expose stratigraphic...