Coal Heritage Archaeology Project 2015 – Preliminary Results & Student Experiences
Author(s): Tyler Allen; Heather Alvey-Scott; S. Ryan Jones; Nicholas Starvakis; Paul Simmons; Jason Carnes; Michael Workman; Robert DeMuth
Year: 2016
Summary
The Coal Heritage Archaeology Project’s inaugural excavations were carried out as part of a summer archaeological field school at West Virginia State University. Working in collaboration with Indiana University and the Rahall Transportation Institute, excavations focused on the residential houses at the former coal company town of Tams, WV and sought to better understand issues of material consumption, labor, and class. This poster presents the results of these initial excavations and explores the modern relationship between West Virginia and the Coal Industry through student interpretations of this data, and reflections of their field school experiences.
Cite this Record
Coal Heritage Archaeology Project 2015 – Preliminary Results & Student Experiences. Tyler Allen, Heather Alvey-Scott, S. Ryan Jones, Nicholas Starvakis, Paul Simmons, Jason Carnes, Michael Workman, Robert DeMuth. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434857)
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Keywords
General
app
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class
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Community Archeology
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Industrial Archeology
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Labor
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Early 20th centuary
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): 600