Bones and Burials in Philadelphia: The Arch Street Project’s Multidisciplinary Research

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Bones and Burials in Philadelphia: The Arch Street Project’s Multidisciplinary Research," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The human remains discovered at 218 Arch St, formerly the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia’s cemetery, provide an unprecedented glimpse into the city’s community from the colonial period to the early republic. Research efforts surrounding the excavation and analysis of the remains has been dubbed "The Arch Street Project" and has drawn together a multidisciplinary collaborative of academics and professionals willing to lend their expertise. This session presents several of the on-going research projects stemming from the Arch Street material. The synthesis of these projects into a final interpretation offers a fuller and broader picture of this unique site and sets a model for future bioarchaeological research.

Other Keywords
Historic • Historical Archaeology • Mortuary archaeology • Zooarchaeology • Health • ancient DNA • Mass Spectrometry • Ethnohistory/History • Subsistence and Foodways • Cultural Resources and Heritage Management

Geographic Keywords
North America: Northeast and Midatlantic • North America • United States of America (Country) • United Mexican States (Country) • Department of Martinique (Country) • Republic of El Salvador (Country) • Department of Guadeloupe (Country) • Cayman Islands (Country) • Antigua and Barbuda (Country) • Turks and Caicos Islands (Country)