Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2021
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)," at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
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Material Culture •
Wells •
Gardens •
Households •
Tea •
Delftware •
Gis
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Virginia •
Mid-Atlantic •
Chespeake
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Dating the Custis Teabowls (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper presents a method of dating and sourcing English delftware (or tin-glazed earthenware) based on hand-painted decorations. Five English delftware teabowls from Custis Square in Williamsburg, Virginia were analyzed during this project. Their hand-painted chinoiserie designs were broken down into specific...
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Imitation and Ostentation: Paint Analysis of Garden Urns from Custis Square (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Department of Archaeology in collaboration with the Materials Analysis Laboratory at Colonial Williamsburg conducted paint analysis on fragments of early 18th century painted redware flower urns recovered from the home and garden of John Custis IV in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cross-section, scanning electron, and...
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"It Stands on High Ground": LiDAR, Viewsheds, and Vistas at Custis Square, Williamsburg, Virginia (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Excavating Experience: Exploring Delhi’s mid-century housing through literature and streetscape survey
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Naming the Unnamed: Identifying Colonial Williamsburg's Early Black Archaeologists (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Descriptions of Williamsburg’s earliest excavations have thoughtlessly applied the term “unskilled labor” or “day laborers” to the local African American workforce employed to expose brick foundations between the late 1920s and 1960. Even as Historical Archaeology found its footing in the 60s and 70s, the budding...
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A "single closely dated assemblage"?: Re-examining the Timing and Nature of the House Clearance Deposit(s) in the Custis Well (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Returning to Colonial Williamsburg (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 1964, Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists excavating an 18th-century well uncovered an unusual and exciting cache of artifacts as they neared the bottom of the brick lined shaft. This assemblage included dozens of complete wine bottles, many of which bore the seal of John Custis IV, the owner of the property the well...