Research Catalog

Title

• A village of outcasts : historical archaeology and documentary research at the Lighthouse Site / Kenneth L. Feder.

Author

Feder, Kenneth L.

Publication

Mountain View, Calif. : Mayfield Pub. Co., c1994.

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Details

Description

x, 230 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"This book presents a case study in historical archaeology. Specifically, it presents the story of the archaeological and documentary investigation of the Lighthouse site in the town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. It is intended for students in courses in archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, and history, as well as those readers with a general interest in archaeology and history."--p. iii.

Subject

• Barkhamsted (Conn.) > Antiquities
• Barkhamsted (Conn.) > Social life and customs
• Excavations (Archaeology) > Barkhamsted
• Lighthouse Site (Barkhamsted, Conn.)
• Lighthouses > Barkhamsted > History

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-225) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Encountering the Lighthouse -- The Archaeology of History -- The Legend of the Lighthouse -- Sources of the Lighthouse Legend -- Digging in the Documents: Sources -- Digging in the Documents: The People of the Lighthouse -- Digging in the Dirt: A Brief Introduction to Archaeological Methodology and Analysis -- Digging in the Dirt: Archaeology at the Lighthouse Site -- Material Culture at the Lighthouse -- Epilogue -- Dates Used in Mean Ceramic Date Calculation -- Miller Index Value Calculations -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

ISBN

1559342552

LCCN

^^^93001441^

OCLC

27974760

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library