| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 322 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ywone D. Edwards-Ingram and Andrew C. Edwards -- Part I. Historical and Archaeological Overviews -- From Middle Plantation to Modern Metropolis: Evolution and Change / Martha W. McCartney -- Town and Gown Archaeology in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg / Mark Kostro -- Discovering What Counts: Ninety Years of Archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg / Meredith M. Poole and Patricia M. Samford -- Part II. Environmental, Biological, and Economic Studies -- Domesticating the Chesapeake Landscape / Joanne Bowen -- "To be SOLD, for ready money": Reconstructing Patterns of Human Predation, Marketing, and Oyster Exploitation / Dessa E. Lightfoot, Stephen C. Atkins, and Irvy R. Quitmyer -- "Useful Ornaments to His Cabinet": Analysis of Anatomical Study and Display in Colonial Williamsburg / Ellen Chapman -- Architectural Reconstruction and the Importance of a Name / Andrew C. Edwards -- Part III. Community, Neighborhood, and Identity -- From Household to Neighborhood: Toward a Community-Oriented Archaeological Approach in the Plantation Chesapeake / Jason Boroughs -- Reconstructing the Landscape of African and African American Burials and Commemorations in Williamsburg, Virginia / Ywone D. Edwards-Ingram -- Part IV. Standards, Practices, and Goals in Conservation and Reconstruction -- Framing the Questions That Matter: The Relationship between Archaeology and Conservation / Emily Williams -- A Diachronic Study of Window Leads from Williamsburg / Kelly Ladd-Kostro -- A Virtual Williamsburg: Contextualizing Archaeological Data within a Virtual Environment / Peter A. Inker -- Afterword / Ywone D. Edwards-Ingram and Andrew C. Edwards. |
| Summary |
"Offering an in-depth look at historical archaeology, public history, and reconstruction in Colonial Williamsburg, this volume provides state-of-the-art examples of how the discipline can be used to inform, engage, and educate"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Using exemplary approaches and methodologies, this volume addresses key concerns in the field such as amplifying voices of the African diaspora, the development of ethically sound inclusive archaeologies, the value of environmental analyses, and the advantages of virtual models. The research highlighted here provides state-of-the-art examples of how historical archaeology can be used to inform, engage, and educate"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Archaeology and history -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
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Archaeology and history. |
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Virginia -- Williamsburg. |
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Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.) -- History.
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Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.) -- Antiquities.
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Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.) -- Social life and customs -- History.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. |
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Antiquities. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Virginia -- Williamsburg -- Colonial Williamsburg. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Edwards-Ingram, Ywone, 1961- editor.
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Edwards, Andrew C., editor.
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Gary, Jack, author of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Historical archaeology in the twenty-first century 1. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2021 9780813069050 (DLC) 2021027302 |
| ISBN |
9780813057934 electronic book |
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0813057930 electronic book |
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9780813069050 hardcover |
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081306905X hardcover |
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