Frontier forts (Other Keyword)
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This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper investigates consumption patterns in the context of a 19th century U.S. military fort. Specifically, the authors discuss an assemblage recovered during a surface survey conducted on private property in Fort Davis, Texas. The sheet midden materials we are discussing were deposited by military personnel from the mid-1880s through the fort’s official abandonment in 1891....
By the Bottle: Supplying an 19th Century Frontier Fort (2025)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the mid to late 19th century, food, beverages, medicine, and various other household supplies were packaged and shipped all over the United States and its territories while housed in a variety of packaging. One type of packaging is the ubiquitous glass bottle or jar. This poster will present a sample of the various types of bottles and other glass vessels from a collection of artifacts...
From Dunmore’s War to the Revolution: Warwick’s Fort and the Colonization of the Greenbrier Frontier (1774-1783) (2025)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 1774 Lord Dunmore’s War broke out between the Colony of Virginia and the Shawnee and their Indigenous allies over who owned the Ohio drainage of Virginia. The Colony of Virginia reacted to this war by calling out county militia, building forts, and organizing a large offensive campaign. This border warfare was renewed during the...