The Archaeology of Forts and Battlefields
Author(s): David R. Starbuck
Year: 2013
Summary
Forts and battlefields embody the conflicts between nations. Victory or defeat in past wars has helped determine the shape of modern society. This paper discusses some of the most dynamic and exciting archaeological projects ever conducted at sites of military conflict throughout the United States. Using case studies from all of the major conflicts fought on American soil, this paper discusses how archaeologists use modern scientific techniques to discover the remains of forts, battlefields, and military encampments, and it details how archaeology has helped us to protect sites, accurately reconstruct forts and battlefields, and better understand the lives lived and lost at these points of conflict.
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The Archaeology of Forts and Battlefields. David R. Starbuck. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428672)
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Keywords
General
battlefields
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conflict
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Forts
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 159