New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Chapter 14. Coins, Shells, Pipes, and Other Items

Author(s): Warren R. Perry; Janet L. Woodruff

Year: 2006

Summary

This chapter describes an array of items—coins, shells, pipes, nails and tacks, crystals, unique objects, botanical remains—that do not fit neatly into artifact assemblages organized around function and use, or material, manufacture, and age.

The first part of the chapter provides a profile of the burials with these items. The items are described in detail in 14.B. Information is provided about recovery, condition and treatment, chain of custody, methods of analysis, and where relevant, findings about manufacture, origin, and age. Burials with possible floral tributes are discussed in 14.C.

Cite this Record

New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Chapter 14. Coins, Shells, Pipes, and Other Items. Warren R. Perry, Janet L. Woodruff. In New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Pp. 419-443. Washington, D.C.: Howard University. 2006 ( tDAR id: 5680) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85Q4V4C

URL: http://www.africanburialground.gov/FinalReports/Archaeology/ABG_Ch14FEB.pdf


Keywords

Culture
African American • Historic

Material
Ceramic • Glass • Human Remains • Metal • Shell

Site Name
Negroes Burying Ground

Site Type
Cemetery • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Manhattan • New York

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1640 to 1800

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