Collections Vol 3 N1
Collections Vol 3 N1

Author: Collections

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007-12-16

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1442267607

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Letter from the Publisher Letter from the New Editor Articles Popular 20th Century Office Reprographic Processes—A Guide to Identification and Preservation Jennifer Hain Teper The Collection and Exhibition of In Situ Historic Buildings Yun Shun Susie Chung The Process and Meaning of Collecting Ethnographic Textiles Sara B. Marcketti, Jennifer Yurchisin, and Susan J. Torntore Rehabilitating Old Archaeology Collections with GIS Jodie A. O’Gorman Opinion The Invisibility of Collections Care Work Kiersten F. Latham Book Review Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies by John E. Simmons reviewed by Paisley Cato

La Belle
La Belle

Author: James E. Bruseth

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2017-03-03

Total Pages: 916

ISBN-13: 1623493625

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In 1995, Texas Historical Commission underwater archaeologists discovered the wreck of La Salle’s La Belle, remnant of an ill-fated French attempt to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River that landed instead along today’s Matagorda Bay in Texas. During 1996–1997, the Commission uncovered the ship’s remains under the direction of archaeologist James E. Bruseth and employing a team of archaeologists and volunteers. Amid the shallow waters of Matagorda Bay, a steel cofferdam was constructed around the site, creating one of the most complex nautical archaeological excavations ever attempted in North America and allowing the archaeologists to excavate the sunken wreck much as if it were located on dry land. The ship’s hold was discovered full of everything the would-be colonists would need to establish themselves in the New World; more than 1.8 million artifacts were recovered from the site. More than two decades in the making, due to the immensity of the find and the complexity of cataloging and conserving the artifacts, this book thoroughly documents one of the most significant North American archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century.

Petun to Wyandot
Petun to Wyandot

Author: Charles Garrad

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2014-05-15

Total Pages: 638

ISBN-13: 0776621505

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In Petun to Wyandot, Charles Garrad draws upon five decades of research to tell the turbulent history of the Wyandot tribe, the First Nation once known as the Petun. Combining and reconciling primary historical sources, archaeological data and anthropological evidence, Garrad has produced the most comprehensive study of the Petun Confederacy. Beginning with their first encounters with French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1616 and extending to their decline and eventual dispersal, this book offers an account of this people from their own perspective and through the voices of the nations, tribes and individuals that surrounded them. Through a cross-reference of views, including historical testimony from Jesuits, European explorers and fur traders, as well as neighbouring tribes and nations, Petun to Wyandot uncovers the Petun way of life by examining their culture, politics, trading arrangements and legends. Perhaps most valuable of all, it provides detailed archaeological evidence from the years of research undertaken by Garrad and his colleagues in the Petun Country, located in the Blue Mountains of Central Ontario. Along the way, the author meticulously chronicles the work of other historians and examines their theories regarding the Petun's enigmatic life story.

Archaeology in America [4 volumes]
Archaeology in America [4 volumes]

Author: Linda S. Cordell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2008-12-30

Total Pages: 1477

ISBN-13: 0313021899

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The greatness of America is right under our feet. The American past—the people, battles, industry and homes—can be found not only in libraries and museums, but also in hundreds of archaeological sites that scientists investigate with great care. These sites are not in distant lands, accessible only by research scientists, but nearby—almost every locale possesses a parcel of land worthy of archaeological exploration. Archaeology in America is the first resource that provides students, researchers, and anyone interested in their local history with a survey of the most important archaeological discoveries in North America. Leading scholars, most with an intimate knowledge of the area, have written in-depth essays on over 300 of the most important archaeological sites that explain the importance of the site, the history of the people who left the artifacts, and the nature of the ongoing research. Archaeology in America divides it coverage into 8 regions: the Arctic and Subarctic, the Great Basin and Plateau, the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Southwest, and the West Coast. Each entry provides readers with an accessible overview of the archaeological site as well as books and articles for further research.