"A great survey of the state of military-sites archaeology in America."--Lynn L. M. Evans, curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks
Forts and battlefields embody activities and locations where nations have come into conflict and where victory or defeat has determined the shape of modern American society. This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of the most exciting forts and battlefields throughout the United States.
David Starbuck discusses the history of American military conflicts and the techniques...
"A great survey of the state of military-sites archaeology in America."--Lynn L. M. Evans, curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks...
Deftly surveys dozens of archaeological projects from the past three decades. . . . A comprehensive, easy-to-read and impressively understandable overview of an important topic within historical archaeology. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology
From the archaeology of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the monument commemorating the workers killed at Chicago s Haymarket Square in the struggle for the eight-hour day . . . to the archaeology and history of the Ludlow massacre in Colorado, Shackel contextualizes archaeology with documents and shows the relevance of these sites for...
Deftly surveys dozens of archaeological projects from the past three decades. . . . A comprehensive, easy-to-read and impressively understandable ...
No one who reads this book will ever look at a button, a buckle, or a bead in quite the same way again. Diana Loren adroitly demonstrates how small finds associated with everyday dress and bodily adornment truly mattered in colonial discourses between Europeans and Native Americans over identity, social positioning, and power. Mary C. Beaudry, Boston University
Highly readable but also innovative in its approach to a broad array of material from diverse colonial contexts. Carolyn White, University of Nevada, Reno Brings together a sampling of the extensive literature on the...
No one who reads this book will ever look at a button, a buckle, or a bead in quite the same way again. Diana Loren adroitly demonstrates how smal...
