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Archeological views of the upper Wager Block, a domestic and commercial neighborhood in Harpers Ferry

Title: Archeological views of the upper Wager Block, a domestic and commercial neighborhood in Harpers Ferry / Jill Y. Halchin, editor ; with contributions by Joanne Bowen, Linda Scott Cummings, Jill Y. Halchin, Eric L. Larsen, Michael T. Lucas, Elise Manning, Kathryn Puseman, [and] Cari YoungRavenhorst.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Capital Region, Regional Archeology Program, 1994.

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1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps; 28 cm.

Summary

"Prior to implementation of the Package 118 restoration program in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the park's archeological research staff conducted excavations around Park Buildings 5, 7, 16, and 16A. During the summer of 1991, a crew of four people excavated 11 units (typically 5 ft. by 5 ft.) in the backyards and under Park Building 16 where the flooring had been removed. This work gave the archaeologists the opportunity to examine firsthand and to re-evaluate the soil layers and some of the features described in previous reports. Also several additional features were discovered. This new report presents the findings of an interdisciplinary effort covering topics beyond the basic descriptions of soils and artifacts. It provides glimpses into a small piece of the town, crowded with buildings and busy with the everyday activities of families and small businesses such as a bakery/confectionery, saloons, a shoemaker's shop, and a dry goods store. ..."--Management Summary--page xiii.

Series Statement

Occasional report series of the Regional Archeology Program ; No. 11

Uniform Title

Occasional report (Regional Archeology Program (U.S.)) ; no. 11.

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Genre/Form

Government publications – United States.

Note

Appendix II: Artifact inventory (2 microfiche) inserted in pocket.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- Management summary -- Chapter 1. Project overview / Jill Y. Halchin -- Chapter 2. History of the upper Wagger Block / Jill Y. Halchin -- Chapter 3. Archeological investigations and stratigraphy / Jill Y. Halchin and Cari C. YoungRavenhorst -- Chapter 4. A small town environment: changing cultural landscape in the upper Wagger Block / Jill Y. Halchin -- Chapter 5. Pollen, phytolith, parasite, and macrofloral analysis / Linda Scott Cummings and Kathryn Puseman -- Chapter 6. Minding your own business: the Harpers Ferry Hotel of the 1830s / Erik L. Larsen and Michael T. Lucas -- Chapter 7. Where the public and private meet: a community baker and confectioner in nineteenth-century Harpers Ferry / Michael T. Lucas -- Chapter 8. Politics and liquor: ceramic and glass analysis of the Burleigh Occupation of Wager Lot 16 / Eric L. Larsen -- Chapter 9. Acquiring meat in a changing world / Joanne Bowen and Elise Manning -- Chapter 10. Summary and conclusion / Jill Y. Halchin -- References cited -- Appendix I. Additional architectural probes at Park Building 5 -- Appendix II. Artifact inventory -- Appendix III. Excavation unit summaries and features.

LCCN

95146818

OCLC

ocm31471835
31471835
SCSB-1065535

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library