Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site, Albany, NY
Part of: Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.
Digital resources from Phase III data retrieval for a parking facility in Albany, NY.
Site Name Keywords
Quackenbush Square Parking Facility
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
House •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Commercial or Industrial Structures •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Ball Court •
Historic Structure •
Distillery •
Brickyard
Other Keywords
18TH CENTURY OCCUPATION •
19th Century •
17TH CENTURY OCCUPATION •
heavy metal analysis •
Faunal Analysis (Historic) •
Parasite Analysis •
Pollen Analysis •
Macrobotanical •
Trade •
Medicine
Culture Keywords
Historic
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Historic Background Research
Material Types
Fauna •
Building Materials •
Pollen •
Ceramic •
Dating Sample •
Glass •
Macrobotanical •
Metal •
Shell •
Wood
Temporal Keywords
18th Century •
19th Century •
17th Century •
19th Century
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
New York (State / Territory) •
Albany County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Albany, New York
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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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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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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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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.