Old Questions, New Direction: Research at Ash Lawn-Highland
Author(s): Sara E. Bon-Harper
Year: 2016
Summary
As part of Ash Lawn-Highland’s strategic direction, the historic site has undertaken a new phase of research to address lingering mysteries about the standing house and its story as a portion of James Monroe’s 1799 main residence. Addressing the questions involves a multi-disciplinary team and opens the door to the creation of revised public narratives. This paper discusses the points at which uncertainty entered the site’s established narratives, the range of research efforts in the current initiative, and the direction of new public interpretation.
Cite this Record
Old Questions, New Direction: Research at Ash Lawn-Highland. Sara E. Bon-Harper. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434625)
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Keywords
General
multi-disciplinary
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Public Interpretation
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Virginia
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
19th C
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): 475