Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.
This collection contains the digital library of Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.
Currently, the collection contains digital resources related to the archaeology and history of the City of Albany, Albany County, New York. This city is one of the oldest continuously occupied Euro-American settlements in the United States; it dates to the establishment of Fort Orange, a Dutch West India Company military and trading outpost, in 1621. The collection includes digital records (reports, representative images, and data sets) about four Phase III data retrievals that Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. has conducted at four separate sites in the City of Albany, Albany County, New York since 1988. The sites include 1) 625 Broadway Historic Archaeological Site, 2) Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site, 3) SUCF Parking Garage Historic Archaeological Site, and 4) Sheridan Hollow Parking Garage Historic Archaeological Site. The sites selected for digital record preservation feature elements of contact-period, colonial, and nineteenth-century contexts. Together, they provide a detailed picture of the archaeology of Albany and colonial urban development in the Northeast during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Records pertaining to each Phase III data recovery project at each of the sites are associated with individual subcollections.
The collection also contains final reports pertaining to Hartgen's work at seven other archaeological sites in the Albany area. The additional reports are associated with the tDAR project titled "Phase III Data Retrievals on Historic Archaeological Sites in Albany, New York."
Site Name Keywords
Quackenbush Square Parking Facility •
Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility Historic Archeological Site •
MB #33 •
Reher Historical Site •
625 Broadway Historic Archaeological Site •
SUCF 600 •
186-188 Sheridan Avenue and 203-209 Sheridan Avenue Sites •
St. Anne's Site, VT-GI-1 •
A00716000082 •
John Hill Site 00104.000365
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
House •
Archaeological Feature •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Privy •
Settlements •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Ball Court •
Historic Structure
Other Keywords
19th Century •
18TH CENTURY OCCUPATION •
17TH CENTURY OCCUPATION •
Faunal Analysis (Historic) •
Parasite Analysis •
Urban •
Sanitation •
Macrobotanical •
Health •
Poverty
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Woodland •
Late Woodland •
Archaic •
Late Archaic •
Euroamerican •
Historic Native American •
Middle Woodland •
Irish Immigrant •
Mohican
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Historic Background Research •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Archaeological Overview •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Environment Research •
Architectural Survey •
Systematic Survey •
Collections Research
Material Types
Fauna •
Ceramic •
Macrobotanical •
Building Materials •
Glass •
Pollen •
Chipped Stone •
Dating Sample •
Metal •
Fire Cracked Rock
Temporal Keywords
18th Century •
19th Century •
17th Century •
Historic •
Late Woodland •
19th Century •
Late Archaic •
20th Century •
Contact Period •
Middle Woodland
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
New York (State / Territory) •
North America (Continent) •
US (ISO Country Code) •
Albany County (County) •
Albany, New York •
New York State •
Hudson River •
USA (Country) •
Saratoga County (County)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-22 of 22)
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The Archaeology of 19th-Century Medicine in Troy and Albany, NY (2011)
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Elevated concentrations of heavy metals in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century privy nightsoil samples raise questions related to historical medicine use. Historical evidence of medicinal practices demonstrates the frequent use of heavy metals in medicine. Previous archaeological studies of medicine have used medicine bottles to examine the potential differences in access to medicine across class. However, due to the difficulty of interpreting medicine bottles as evidence of medicine use, the...
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Archaeoparasite Analysis of Sediments from the Niagra-Mohawk Power Corporation State Street Site, the Quackenbush Square Parking Garage Site, and the Court of Appeals Site. (2002)
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Analysis of parasitic remains from the Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site as well as two other sites in Albany, NY. Subconsultant report appears as an appendix in the PDF Phase III data recovery report for the site.
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Archaeoparasitology of Sheridan Hollow Features: Evaluation of Function and Pathogen Contamination (2005)
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Microscopic analysis of parasitological archaeological remains from several features at the Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility site. Reinhard's report was included as an appendix to the Phase III data recovery report. The analysis covered 10 features at the site and found a variety of human-borne parasites. This study provides a comparative example to other similar studies elsewhere in Albany.
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At the River's Edge: Two-Hundred-Fifty Years of Albany History: Data Retrieval, SUCF Parking Structure, Maiden Lane, Albany, NY. (2002)
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Report of Phase III data retrieval at the SUCF 600 historic archaeological site, including subconsultant reports and artifact inventory. The report is broken up into chapters pertaining to particular elements of the block-wide site.
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Beyond the North Gate: Archeology on the Outskirts of Colonial Albany. Archeological Data Retrieval, Quackenbush Square Parking Facility, Broadway, Albany, New York (2005)
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Report of data recovery results from the Quackenbush Square Parking Facility site in Albany, NY. The pdf report focuses on the detailed excavation of a rum distillery (c.1750s-1820s) and a brickmaker's house and brickyard (c.1630s-1680s). The report includes micro/macroscopic analyses of faunal and floral materials, pollen, parasites,and heavy metal contents. The report also provides deep historical context to rum production and early colonial settlement in Albany and the Northeast.
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Faunal Report, Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site, Albany, NY (2005)
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Faunal analysis of animal bones and food remains from features at the Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site, Albany, NY. Pipes's report appears as an appendix in the Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility site data recovery report.
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Leatherstocking Precontact Site 2 (2017)
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A phase III report of the Leatherstocking Site 2 site discovered in the Town of Windsor, on the flood plain east of the Susquehanna River. It is adjacent to the reputed location of Onaquaga, a 17th-and 18th-century Iroquoian village, and contains pit features and evidence of potential Native / American structures.
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On the Outside Looking In: Four Centuries of Change at 625 Broadway, Archeology at the DEC Headquarters, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York. (2002)
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Report of Phase III Data Recovery at the 625 Broadway Historic Archaeological Site. Includes all appendices and artifact inventory. Report broken out into 12 chapters covering various aspects of the site.
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Phase I, II, and III Archaeological Investigations, St. Anne's Shrine Cottage, Isle La Motte, Vermont (2015)
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Final .pdf report of all three phases of investigations at the small site. Includes pottery, macrobotanical, and faunal analyses in the appendix. Multicomponent site with Late Archaic, Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, and Contact period elements.
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Phase II Archeological Site Evaluations, National Grid Mohican-Batten Kill 115 kV Transmission Line, Towns of Fort Edward and Moreau, Washington and Saratoga Counties, NY (2012)
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Phase II archeological site evaluation of two precontact sites in Moreau and Ft. Edward, NY, on the Hudson River. Locational information redacted since not all of the site was mitigated during the subsequent Phase III survey. MB #81 on the east bank of the river in Ft. Edward dates to the Late Archaic period. MB #33 on the west bank of the river in Moreau dates to the Late Woodland. This site was later partly mitigated.
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Phase II/III Archeological Investigation, 184-186 Sheridan Avenue and 203-209 Sheridan Avenue Historic Sites, Albany, NY (2014)
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Report detailing the results of a Phase II site evaluation and Phase III data retrieval of two historic sites on Sheridan Avenue in Albany, NY. The research focuses on the c.1870-1930 use of two privies behind the houses in a neighborhood known in the 19th century as Sheridan Hollow, which was largely occupied by Irish immigrants and Irish-American families. The privy at the 203-209 Sheridan site was likely used by a grocery and saloon located at the corner at 203 Sheridan Avenue.
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Phase II/III Archeological Investigation, Reher Bakery Building Project, Reher Historical Site (A11140.001701), 99 and 101 Broadway, City of Kingston, Ulster County, NY (2013)
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Phase II/III report detailing the data retrieval excavations and research at the Reher site, a late 19th- to early 20th-century Jewish bakery and residence in Kingston, NY. Includes palynological report and artifact inventory in appendix.
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Phase III Archeological Data Retrieval, National Grid Mohican-Batten Kill 115kV Transmission Line, Town of Moreau, Saratoga County, NY (2013)
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Phase III report for the MB #33 Precontact Site, a Late Woodland site on the Hudson River. Report written by Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. for National Grid (project sponsor). Report (.pdf) includes floral and faunal analyses and radiocarbon dating as appendices. Locational data redacted since the large portions of the site are still intact.
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Phase III Data Retrieval Excavations, John Hill Site A00104.000365, Meadowdale Estates Residential Subdivision, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York (2018)
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The Meadowdale Estates Residential Subdivision is a mixed-use residential development within a ±58-acre (23-ha) parcel at the northeast corner of Old Niskayuna and Watervliet-Shaker Roads in the Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York. The John Hill Site is the archeological remains of a farmstead that stood at this same intersection from the 1830s to the 1960s. This report describes the results of a Phase III data recovery excavation completed of the John Hill Site in 2016. This study was...
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Phase III Data Retrieval, Winstanley Distribution Center, J. Houck Historic Site (05704.000188) (2022)
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Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc completed Phase III fieldwork for the proposed Winstanley Distribution Center in the Town of Florida, New York, following Phase I and Phase II archeological surveys identifying the J. Houck Historic Site. The Houck family were significant in the settlement and early development of the community of Florida, New York; their first recorded purchase of the property was in 1793. The Houck family owned and farmed their property for over 100 years, relying on the...
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Phase III Report for Clinton and Lark Historic Archeological Site, Albany NY (USN A00140.004690) (2022)
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A Phase III Data Recovery Excavation was conducted at the Clinton and Lark Historic Archeological Site (A00140.004690) by Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. in July of 2020. The goal of the Project was to identify intact archeological deposits and features to excavate and record, as part of the mitigation effort. The Project entailed mechanical stripping of 156.6 m2 (1626 ft2, or 0.37 acres) as well as excavation and documentation of identified cultural features. Five features were...
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Phase III Report, Multi-Component Precontact Site in the Schoharie Creek Valley, NY REDACTED (2014)
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Redacted Phase III report. Includes radiocarbon dates, pottery analysis, and flora/fauna macroanalyses.
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Pollen Analysis of Sediments from the Niagra-Mohawk Power Corporation State Street Site, the Quackenbush Square Parking Garage Site, and the Court of Appeals Site (2002)
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Subconsultant analysis of pollen from sediments collected at the Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site and two other archaeological sites in Albany, NY. Report appeared as an appendix to the PDF Phase III report.
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The Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Site Faunal Analysis and Interpretation (2002)
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Analysis of faunal remains from the Quackenbush Square Parking Facility site in Albany, NY. Includes analysis of wild game remains from a 17th-c. context. Originally appeared as an appendix to the Phase III report for the Quackenbush site.
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Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility Site Floral Remains (2005)
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Report on macrobotanical remains recovered from five privies at the Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility site. Sidell's report was included as an appendix to the Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility site data recovery report.
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Trace Element Analysis of Quackenbush Soils (2002)
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Subconsultant report on trace element analysis of nightsoil from privies found at the Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site, Albany, NY. Hall found evidence of several trace elements, including lead, mercury, and arsenic, in nightsoil deposits from the 18th and 19th centuries at the site. The document was presented as an appendix to the full Phase III data recovery report for the Quackenbush Square site.
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"A Very Working-Class Neighborhood": Nineteenth-Century Archeology in Sheridan Hollow, Data Retrieval Investigation, Sheridan Hollow Parking Facility, City of Albany, Albany County, New York (2005)
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Phase III Data Retrieval Report, including macrobotanical, faunal, and parasitic analyses; inventory of artifacts; figures; and site forms. The site consists of features and deposits associated with the urban residential occupation of Sheridan Hollow spanning from c. 1840-1920. Throughout most of the 19th century, the site was populated principally by Irish immigrants and first-generation Irish-Americans. The site components include the architectural remains of two rowhouses, seven privy vaults,...