17th - 20th centuries (Temporal Keyword)

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From Forest to Field: Over Three Centuries of Vegetation Change at Poplar Forest (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jack Gary.

A sealed context dating to the mid-17th century at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s plantation and retreat in Bedford County, Virginia has provided an opportunity to examine aspects of the protohistoric environment prior to the introduction of large-scale European agriculture in the 18th and 19th centuries. Palynological analysis conducted on this context reveals ratios of arboreal to non-arboreal pollen as well as the presence or absence of disturbance indicators that provide a baseline for...


On the Waterfront: Archaeological Investigations along the Delaware River in Philadelphia (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Douglas B. Mooney.

Since the late 1960s multiple archaeological investigations have been conducted along the city’s Delaware River waterfront – the area that forms the heart of Philadelphia’s historical social and economic center.  These excavations have succeeded in documenting sites associated with the growth and development of the city’s port facilities, the foundation of the early ship building industry, 19th and 20th century industrial expansion, as well as the working class people and families who made the...


Shade Tree
PROJECT Uploaded by: Ralph Bailey

Archaeological investigations associated with the Shade Tree Tract, also known as Cane Slash Plantation on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.