Not Just Your Average Grandparents’ Attic Full Of Stuff: Morristown National Historical Parks 87 Years Of Archaeological Finds!

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Revisiting Revolutionary America" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Not just your average grandparents’ attic full of stuff: Morristown National Historical Parks 87 years of archaeological finds!

Morristown National Historical Park was the first of its kind in the National Park System. Since its beginnings archaeological digs have occurred in all most every decade. The various sites that make up this National Park cover four distinct years of Military occupation as well as civilian. The finds prove to be challenging in many ways from obscure partial fragments to out of context identifiable objects. The landscape attracted soldiers and tourist alike. This is an examination into the collection and the complexity of artifacts that keep historians and researchers alike on their toes!  

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• Revisiting Revolutionary America   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2021

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