The Roland Robbins Archaeological Collection from the Hancock-Clarke House
Summary
Between 2008 and 2009, the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston cataloged an extensive assemblage of artifacts recovered by Roland Robbins during excavations undertaken at the Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington, Massachusetts during the 1960's. The collection includes nearly 12,000 artifacts from six cellar holes associated with the original house site spanning the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. The two associated documents provide a breakdown of the collection by artifact type, describe the substantial assemblage of personal adornment artifacts, reconstruct the redware and refined earthenware vessels, and ultimately demonstrate the potential of the assemblage to shed light on a number of historical issues in an underrepresented time and place--rural, inland Massachusetts in the first half of the eighteenth century.
Cite this Record
The Roland Robbins Archaeological Collection from the Hancock-Clarke House. ( tDAR id: 369357) ; doi:10.6067/XCV86W9CJH
Keywords
Site Type
Cellar
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Domestic Structures
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redeposited sheet refuse
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Refuse Pit
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Stone Foundation
Investigation Types
Collections Research
General
Coins
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Small Finds, items of personal adornment, hygiene
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Smoking Pipes
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Weights
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1698 to 1896
Spatial Coverage
min long: -71.278; min lat: 42.399 ; max long: -71.165; max lat: 42.46 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Susan Bennett
Source Collections
The Lexington Historical Society
Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-2 of 2)
- Documents (2)