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Charleston : an archaeology of life in a coastal community

Title
Charleston : an archaeology of life in a coastal community / Martha A. Zierden and Elizabeth J. Reitz ; foreword by Joseph P. Riley Jr., Mayor of Charleston.
Author
Zierden, Martha A.
Publication
  • Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
  • Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, 1946-
  • Riley, Joseph P., 1943-
Description
xxi, 350 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm
Summary
The authors explore historic buildings and maritime landscape of Charleston SC. They consider the residential, commercial, and public life in the city, examining ruins of taverns, markets, townhouses, and small residences as well as the famous Slave Market and the lesser-known shell mound.
Subject
  • Archaeology and history > South Carolina > Charleston
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > South Carolina > Charleston
  • Historic buildings > South Carolina > Charleston
  • Charleston (S.C.) > Antiquities
  • Charleston (S.C.) > History
  • Charleston (S.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pots, bones, and the urban landscape -- The setting -- Urban archaeology in the historic city of Charleston -- The bountiful coast -- Development of Charleston and the lowcountry -- The city and coast: the eighteenth century -- Settlement -- Raiding and trading -- Supplying the early city -- City life -- Townhouse life -- The commercial city -- The nineteenth century -- The crowded city -- Landscape changes -- Archaeology in the city, archaeology of the city.
Call Number
JFE 16-10565
ISBN
  • 9780813062907 (cloth)
  • 081306290X (cloth)
LCCN
2016015346
OCLC
928607276
Author
Zierden, Martha A., author.
Title
Charleston : an archaeology of life in a coastal community / Martha A. Zierden and Elizabeth J. Reitz ; foreword by Joseph P. Riley Jr., Mayor of Charleston.
Publisher
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, 1946- author.
Riley, Joseph P., 1943- writer of foreword.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-10565
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