From the miners' doublehouse
From the miners' doublehouse

Author: Karen Bescherer Metheny

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781572334953

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In From the Miners’ Doublehouse, archaeologist Karen Metheny uses an interpretive, contextual approach to examine the physical and cultural landscape of the now-abandoned coal-mining town of Helvetia in western Pennsylvania. The author weaves together documentary sources, oral history, and archaeological evidence to reveal the ways in which mine workers constructed a sense of community in this company town from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. As the first archaeological and historical study of a coal company town that focuses upon the strategies its residents used to manipulate landscape and material culture to achieve personal and social goals, From the Miners’ Doublehouse makes a significant contribution to historical and industrial archaeology. This book will be of interest to scholars in industrial and environmental history, geography, and industrial sociology. It will also appeal to general readers interested in coal’s history and the Appalachian coal-mining region.

Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology

Author: Graeme Barker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-08-13

Total Pages: 1267

ISBN-13: 1134921934

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This comprehensive, fully illustrated Companion answers the need for an in-depth archaeology reference that provides authoritative coverage of this complex and interdisciplinary field. The work brings together the myriad strands and the great temporal and spatial breadth of the field into two thematically organized volumes. In twenty-six authoritative and clearly-written essays, this Companion explores the origins, aims, methods and problems of archaeology. Each essay is written by a scholar of international standing and illustrations complement the text.

Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology
Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology

Author: Charles E. Orser Jnr

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 1058

ISBN-13: 1134608616

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The Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology is a ground-breaking compendium of information about this ever-growing field. Concentrating on the post-1400 period as well as containing generic explanations of historical archaeology where needed, the encyclopedia is compiled by over 120 experts from around the world and contains more than 370 entries covering important concepts and sites.