Historic and Archaeological Resources of Southeast Massachusetts

Historic and Archaeological Resources of Southeast Massachusetts

Author: Massachusetts Historical Commission. State Survey Team

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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... the southeast Massachusetts region consists of the following cities and towns: North Attleborough, Mansfield, Easton, Brockton, Abington, Rockland, Hanover, Norwell, Scituate, Marshfield, Pembroke, Hanson, Whitman, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Raynham, Taunton, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Swansea, Dighton, Berkley, Lakeville, Middleborough, Halifax, Plympton, Kingston, Duxbury, Plymouth, Carver, Wareham, Marion, Rochester, Mattapoisett, Fairhaven, Acushnet, New Bedford, Freetown, Fall River, Westport, Dartmouth, and Somerset; major areas covered: topography of the area // overview of the 'prehistory' period (paleoindian through Late Woodland) // processes of settlement and land use (1500 to 1940) discussing regional events, core-periphery relationships (how things worked and were interrelated), transportation, settlement, survivals (how much of an historic place, building, etc. has survived and in what condition), and research topics // architectural development // industrial development (including specific industries: iron manufacturing, tack manufacturing, cotton textiles, straw works, boot and shoe manufacturing, jewelry, oil refining, cranberry growing, box making, brick and pottery) // management and recommendations; does not go into great detail about each town / city but is a very good general history of the area with some information about individual towns / cities / buildings, etc ...


Sightseeking

Sightseeking

Author: Christopher J. Lenney

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781584654636

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A startlingly original synthesis of keen observation and interpretive skill that will transform one s understanding of New England s man-made landscape"


Historic Contact

Historic Contact

Author: Robert Steven Grumet

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9780806127002

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Historic Contact divides native northeastern America into three subregions where the histories of thirty-four "Indian Countries" are described and mapped in detail, including all National Historic Landmarks. In the North Atlantic Region are the Eastern and Western Abenaki, Pocumtuck-Squakheag, Nipmuck, Pennacook-Pawtucket, Massachusett, Wampanoag, Narragansett, Mohegan-Pequot, Montauk, Lower Connecticut Valley, and Mahican Indian Countries; in the Middle Atlantic Region, the Munsee, Delaware, Nanticoke, Piscataway-Potomac, Powhatan, Nottoway-Meherrin, Upper Potomac-Shenandoah, Virginian Piedmont, Southern Appalachian Highlands, and Lower Susquehanna Indian Countries; and in the Trans-Appalachian Region, the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Niagara-Erie, Upper Susquehanna, and Upper Ohio Indian Countries.


The Neville Site

The Neville Site

Author: Dena Ferran Dincauze

Publisher: Peabody Museum Press

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0873659031

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Analysis of the Neville Site demonstrated early connections between the New England area and the Southeast. Current excavations in Manchester have reinvigorated interest in the archaeology of New Hampshire and created a demand for this facsimile edition of the original 1976 publication.


The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

Author: Clarence R. Geier

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-02-10

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781541023482

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The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.


Late Pleistocene Archaeology and Ecology in the Far Northeast

Late Pleistocene Archaeology and Ecology in the Far Northeast

Author: Claude Chapdelaine

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2012-09-18

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1603447903

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The Far Northeast, a peninsula incorporating the six New England states, New York east of the Hudson, Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the Maritime Provinces, provided the setting for a distinct chapter in the peopling of North America. Late Pleistocene Archaeology and Ecology in the Far Northeast focuses on the Clovis pioneers and their eastward migration into this region, inhospitable before 13,500 years ago, especially in its northern latitudes. Bringing together the last decade or so of research on the Paleoindian presence in the area, Claude Chapdelaine and the contributors to this volume discuss, among other topics, the style variations in the fluted points left behind by these migrating peoples, a broader disparity than previously thought. This book offers not only an opportunity to review new data and interpretations in most areas of the Far Northeast, including a first glimpse at the Cliche-Rancourt Site, the only known fluted point site in Quebec, but also permits these new findings to shape revised interpretations of old sites. The accumulation of research findings in the Far Northeast has been steady, and this timely book presents some of the most interesting results, offering fresh perspectives on the prehistory of this important region.