Images of the Recent Past
Readings in Historical Archaeology
1st Edition
Published on 15. August 1996
480 pages
978-0-7591-1765-5 (ISBN)
Description
Historical archaeology has been without a definitive, up-to-date collection that reflects the breadth of the field_until now. Orser's book brings together classic and contemporary articles that demonstrate the development of the field over the last twenty years, both in North America and throughout the world. Orser's selections represent a wide variety of locales and perspectives and include works by many of the leading figures in the field. Engaging articles make it accessible to any interested reader, and superb for historical archaeology classes.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
ISBN-13
978-0-7591-1765-5 (9780759117655)
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Charles E. Orser is professor of anthropology at Illinois State University and founding editor of International Journal of Historical Archaeology.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Editor
- Introduction: Images of the Recent Past CHARLES E. ORSER, JR.
- Part I: Recent Perspectives
- 1 Avenues of Inquiry in Historical Archaeology KATHLEEN DEAGAN (1982)
- 2 People with History: An Update on Historical Archaeology in the United States BARBARA J. LITTLE (1994)
- Part II: People and Places
- 3 The Archaeology of Mission Santa Catalina de Guale: Our First 15 Years DAVID HURST THOMAS (1993)
- 4 The Material World of the Revolutionary War Soldier at Valley Forge MICHAEL PARRINGTON, HELEN SCHENCK, and JACQUELINE THIBAUT (1984)
- 5 The Archaeology of Slave Life THERESA A. SINGLETON (1991)
- 6 The Overseas Chinese in EI Paso: Changing Goals, Changing Realities EDWARD STASKI (1993)
- 7 Mrs. Starr's Profession DONNA J. SEIFERT (1994)
- Part III: Historic Artifacts: A Focus on Ceramics
- 8 17th and 18th Century Lead-Glazed Redwares in the Massachusetts Bay Colony SARAH PEABODY TURNBAUGH (1983)
- 9 Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior in Turn-of-the-Century Phoenix, Arizona SUSAN L. HENRY (1987)
- 10 Struggling with Pots in Colonial South Carolina LELAND FERGUSON (1991)
- 11 Artifacts and Active Voices: Material Culture as Social Discourse MARY C. BEAUDRY, LAUREN J. COOK, and STEPHEN A. MROZOWSKI (1991)
- Part IV: Interdisciplinary Studies
- 12 Pollen Record Formation Processes at the Isles of Shoals: Botanical Records of Human Behavior GERALD K. KELSO and FAITH HARRINGTON (1989)
- 13 A Faunal Analysis of Home Butchering and Meat Consumption at the Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona CHRISTINE R. SZUTER (1991)
- 14 Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology of the Human Remains from the Reno Retreat Crossing, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana DOUGLAS D. SCOTT and CLYDE COLLINS SNOW (1991)
- Part V: Landscape Studies
- 15 Interpreting Ideology in Historical Archaeology: Using the Rules of Perspective in the William Paca Garden in Annapolis, Maryland MARK P. LEONE (1984)
- 16 Plantation Settlement from Slavery to Tenancy: An Example from a Piedmont Plantation in South Carolina CHARLES E. ORSER, JR. and ANNETTE M. NEKOLA (1985)
- 17 Over-Hunting and Local Extinctions: Socio-Economic Implications of Fur Trade Subsistence SCOTT HAMILTON (1993)
- Part VI: International Historical Archaeology
- 18 Historic Sites Archaeology in Mexico PATRICIA FOURNIER-GARCIA and FERNANDO A. MIRANDA-FLORES (1992)
- 19 Historical Archaeology in the Western Cape MARTIN HALL and ANN MARKELL (1993)
- 20 Tobacco Pipes, Cotton Prices, and Progress NEIL ASHER SILBERMAN (1989)
