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The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis
Mark Leone
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Description for The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis
Hardback. What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, this title speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLH; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Considering artifacts such as ceramics, spirit bundles, printer's type, and landscapes, this engaging, generously illustrated, and original study illuminates the lives of the city's residents - walking, seeing, reading, talking, eating, and living together in freedom and in oppression for more than three hundred years. Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, "The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital" speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor.
What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Considering artifacts such as ceramics, spirit bundles, printer's type, and landscapes, this engaging, generously illustrated, and original study illuminates the lives of the city's residents - walking, seeing, reading, talking, eating, and living together in freedom and in oppression for more than three hundred years. Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, "The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital" speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520244504
SKU
V9780520244504
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About Mark Leone
Mark P. Leone is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is coauthor, with Neil A. Silberman, of Invisible America (1995), and coeditor, with Parker B. Potter, of Recovery of Meaning: Historical Archaeology in the Eastern United States (1988), among other books.
Reviews for The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis
"An ambitious book that has been thought out deeply and at length... The most important book on historical archaeology in a generation." American Antiquity