Author: Jonathan RickardPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584655135
Category : Pottery, British
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
An authoritative guide to the history and craft of this rare and much sought-after ceramic ware.
Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939
Author: Jonathan RickardPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584655135
Category : Pottery, British
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
An authoritative guide to the history and craft of this rare and much sought-after ceramic ware.
Shays’ Settlement in Vermont: A Story of Revolt and Archaeology
Author: Stephen D. ButzPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625859503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The ruins of Daniel Shays's fortified settlement reveal the hidden story of the famous rebellion. Shays and the Regulators founded the settlement deep in the Vermont wilderness after fleeing the uprising they led in 1787 in Massachusetts. Rediscovered in 1997 and under study since 2013, these remnants divulge secrets of Shays's life that previously remained unknown, including his connection to Millard Filmore and the Anti-Federalist lawyer John Bay. As the leader of the site's first formal study, Stephen D. Butz weaves together the tale of the archaeological investigation, along with Shays's heroic life in the Continental army, his role in the infamous rebellion that bears his name and his influence on American law.
Historical Archaeology
Author: Charles E. Orser, Jr.Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317297067
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
This book provides a short, readable introduction to historical archaeology, which focuses on modern history in all its fascinating regional, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Accessibly covering key methods and concepts, including fundamental theories and principles, the history of the field, and basic definitions, Historical Archaeology also includes a practical look at career prospects for interested readers. Orser discusses central topics of archaeological research such as time and space, survey and excavation methods, and analytical techniques, encouraging readers to consider the possible meanings of artifacts. Drawing on the author’s extensive experience as an historical archaeologist, the book’s perspective ranges from the local to the global in order to demonstrate the real importance of this subject to our understanding of the world in which we live today. The third edition of this popular textbook has been significantly revised and expanded to reflect recent developments and discoveries in this exciting area of study. Each chapter includes updated case studies which demonstrate the research conducted by professional historical archaeologists. With its engaging approach to the subject, Historical Archaeology continues to be an ideal resource for readers who wish to be introduced to this rapidly expanding global field.
Material Worlds
Author: Barbara J. HeathPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317327284
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Material Worlds examines consumption from an archaeological perspective, broadly exploring the intersection of social relations and objects through the processes of production, distribution, use, reuse, and discard. Interrogating individual objects as well as considering the contexts in which acts of consumption take place, a range of case studies present the intertwined issues of power, inequality, identity, and community as mediated through choice, access, and use of the diversity of mass-produced goods. Key themes of this innovative volume include the relationship between colonial, political and economic structures and the practices of consumption, the use of consumer goods in the construction and negotiation of identity, and the dialectic between strategies of consumption and individual or community choices. Situating studies of consumerism within the field of historical archaeology, this exciting collection reflects on the interrelationship between the material and ideological aspects of culture. With a focus on North America from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries, Material Worlds is an important examination of consumption which will appeal to scholars with interests in colonialism, gender and race, as well as those engaged with the material culture of the emergent modern world.
Antiques
Author: Archaeologies of the British in Latin America
Author: Charles E. Orser Jr.Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319954261
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This volume includes chapters by historical archaeologists engaged in original research examining the role of the British Empire in Latin America. The archaeology of Latin America is today a rapidly expanding field, with new research being accomplished every day. Currently, the vast amount of research is being focused on the Spanish Empire and its agents’ interactions with the region’s indigenous peoples. Spain, however, was not the only international power intent on colonizing and controlling Latin America. The British Empire had a smaller albeit significant role in the cultural history of Latin America. This history constitutes an important piece of the historical story of Latin America. Archaeologies of the British in Latin America presents the results of original research and begins a dialogue about the archaeology of the British Empire in Latin America by an international group of archaeological scholars. Fresh insights on the complex history of cultural interaction in one of the world’s most important regions are included. It will be of interest to historical archaeologists, Mesoamerican archaeologists engaged in pre-contact research, Latin American and global historians, Latin American anthropologists, material culture specialists, cultural geographers, and others interested in the cultural history of colonialism in general and in Latin America in particular.
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Author: The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
Author: David Allen SibleyPublisher: Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
ISBN: 9781400043866
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.
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Author: Changing Consumption Patterns on a Mid-nineteenth Century Illinois Farmstead
Author: Claire P. DappertPublisher: Illinois State Archaeological
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Investigations conducted under the auspices of the State of Illinois Department of Transportation."