The Stanley Mission Old Village site (GiNd-11) is located in northern Saskatchewan along the Churchill River. The mission settlement, established in 1851, was situated on the north shore of the river and consisted of several buildings, including Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the parsonage, the schoolhouse, numerous Cree cabins, and the Revillon Frères complex. Previous investigations at the site, both surface surveys and excavations, yielded many artifacts and a Cree cabin foundation. The modern-day settlement of Stanley Mission is now positioned on the south side of the Churchill River, but the history of the community remains rooted at its original location. The only surviving features there are Holy Trinity Church and the cemetery.<p> This thesis focuses on the archaeological data collected from the 2006 and 2007 field seasons during which a Cree cabin was excavated revealing building remains and producing thousands of artifacts. The historical research in this thesis draws upon the information gathered from the oral history interview sessions with local Elders conducted in 2001 and 2006. As well, other sources such as trader and missionary journals, archival photographs, and historic maps were consulted to establish a more holistic and complete history of the mission presenting the views of both local Cree people and Europeans.<p> The information acquired from all lines of evidence was integrated to gain a better understanding of life at Stanley Mission during the later 1800s through to the 1970s. This included daily activities within the community, items purchased at the trading posts, the organization and layout of the Cree cabins, cabin construction, and a specific emphasis on one cabin once thought to be owned by Murdoch McKenzie. After a thorough examination it has been determined that the cabin in question is older than previously thought and likely was one of the first cabins built at the mission.

The Stanley Mission Old Village site (GiNd-11) is located in northern Saskatchewan along the Churchill River. The mission settlement, established in 1851, was situated on the north shore of the river and consisted of several buildings, including Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the parsonage, the schoolhouse, numerous Cree cabins, and the Revillon Frères complex. Previous investigations at the site, both surface surveys and excavations, yielded many artifacts and a Cree cabin foundation. The modern-day settlement of Stanley Mission is now positioned on the south side of the Churchill River, but the history of the community remains rooted at its original location. The only surviving features there are Holy Trinity Church and the cemetery.<p> This thesis focuses on the archaeological data collected from the 2006 and 2007 field seasons during which a Cree cabin was excavated revealing building remains and producing thousands of artifacts. The historical research in this thesis draws upon the information gathered from the oral history interview sessions with local Elders conducted in 2001 and 2006. As well, other sources such as trader and missionary journals, archival photographs, and historic maps were consulted to establish a more holistic and complete history of the mission presenting the views of both local Cree people and Europeans.<p> The information acquired from all lines of evidence was integrated to gain a better understanding of life at Stanley Mission during the later 1800s through to the 1970s. This included daily activities within the community, items purchased at the trading posts, the organization and layout of the Cree cabins, cabin construction, and a specific emphasis on one cabin once thought to be owned by Murdoch McKenzie. After a thorough examination it has been determined that the cabin in question is older than previously thought and likely was one of the first cabins built at the mission.

A Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus - Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição surgiu de uma capela carmelita construída no século XVII e depois de várias reconstruções, recebeu vários acréscimos durante os anos até atingir a dimensão atual. A pesquisa arqueológica na Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus ocorreu entre os dias 15 de abril e 06 de outubro de 2002. Neste período foram realizados trabalhos no edifício, concentrados na sacristia oeste da igreja, nave central e varanda oeste. Nos jardins foram encontrados uma diversidade de materiais como, louça, vidro, ferro, provenientes em sua maioria do aterro realizado pelo prefeito Jorge Teixeira com material proveniente do, então, lixão da cidade. Já no aterro realizado no séc. XIX foram encontrados basicamente material argiloso. As evidências biológicas aparecem em todos os aterros, algumas são inerentes aos aterros, outras são resultado de atividades de insetos. O ciclo econômico da borracha contribuiu fortemente para o desenvolvimento da região e Manaus. Tanto que suas principais obras arquitetônicas e de infra-estrutura foram efetuadas durante o apogeu do ciclo da borracha. Se por um lado Manaus tinha recursos para obras como o Teatro Amazonas, por outro, faltava mão-de-obra, tanto pela pequena população como pelo atrativo dos seringais / The Cathedral of Manaus, started as a Carmelite chapel constructed in century XVII and after some reconstructions, it received some additions during the years until reaching the current dimension. The archaeological research in the Cathedral Metropolitan of Manaus occurred enters days 2002 15 and 06 of October. In this period works in the building had been carried through, concentrated in the sacristy west of the church, central ship and veranda west. In the gardens they had been found a diversity of materials as, ware, glass, iron, proceeding in its majority from I fill with earth it carried through for mayor Jorge Teixeira with material proceeding from, then, earth sanitary of the city. No longer I fill with earth carried through in XIX century had been found basically material argillaceous. The biological evidences appear in all the earth earth, some are inherent to the earth and others are resulted of activities of insects. The rubber economic cycle contributed to the development in that all region and Manaus. The city of Manaus changed, not only in this architectonic aspect, but in all segments. The progress of Manaus had a dramatic effect on the public administration

This essay represents a chronological and contextual analysis of clay pipes that have been found in the urban settlement of Västergarn during seminary excavations between 2006 – 2012, conducted by Gotland University. Clay pipes can be dated closely and are useful means for dating and interpreting archaeological contexts from the early modern period, such as house foundations. There have been excavated four house foundations in Västergarn with different sorts of clay pipes dating to the post-medieval period. Can they tell which people used them or which country they were produced? By discussing the meaning of clay pipes in early modern society on Gotland this essay tries to answer these questions.

A Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus - Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição surgiu de uma capela carmelita construída no século XVII e depois de várias reconstruções, recebeu vários acréscimos durante os anos até atingir a dimensão atual. A pesquisa arqueológica na Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus ocorreu entre os dias 15 de abril e 06 de outubro de 2002. Neste período foram realizados trabalhos no edifício, concentrados na sacristia oeste da igreja, nave central e varanda oeste. Nos jardins foram encontrados uma diversidade de materiais como, louça, vidro, ferro, provenientes em sua maioria do aterro realizado pelo prefeito Jorge Teixeira com material proveniente do, então, lixão da cidade. Já no aterro realizado no séc. XIX foram encontrados basicamente material argiloso. As evidências biológicas aparecem em todos os aterros, algumas são inerentes aos aterros, outras são resultado de atividades de insetos. O ciclo econômico da borracha contribuiu fortemente para o desenvolvimento da região e Manaus. Tanto que suas principais obras arquitetônicas e de infra-estrutura foram efetuadas durante o apogeu do ciclo da borracha. Se por um lado Manaus tinha recursos para obras como o Teatro Amazonas, por outro, faltava mão-de-obra, tanto pela pequena população como pelo atrativo dos seringais / The Cathedral of Manaus, started as a Carmelite chapel constructed in century XVII and after some reconstructions, it received some additions during the years until reaching the current dimension. The archaeological research in the Cathedral Metropolitan of Manaus occurred enters days 2002 15 and 06 of October. In this period works in the building had been carried through, concentrated in the sacristy west of the church, central ship and veranda west. In the gardens they had been found a diversity of materials as, ware, glass, iron, proceeding in its majority from I fill with earth it carried through for mayor Jorge Teixeira with material proceeding from, then, earth sanitary of the city. No longer I fill with earth carried through in XIX century had been found basically material argillaceous. The biological evidences appear in all the earth earth, some are inherent to the earth and others are resulted of activities of insects. The rubber economic cycle contributed to the development in that all region and Manaus. The city of Manaus changed, not only in this architectonic aspect, but in all segments. The progress of Manaus had a dramatic effect on the public administration

Historical archaeologists are turning more and more attention to the study of capitalism in post-Industrialist nations. Rhoda Halperin's concept of householding considers networks of families or other groups that operate outside of the mainstream capitalist economy. The concept is most often applied in anthropological contexts, but may be a useful tool in the study of homesteading in the American West. At Benmore, a small homesteading community in southern Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah, 20 families sought to survive by dry farming in a marginal environment. The enthusiasm of such residents as Israel Bennion, whose journal provides deep insight into the town's short existence, may have united the community under the ideology of self-sufficiency and resulted in an example of householding in early twentieth century Utah. This thesis utilizes surface data from Benmore, compared to surface and excavation data from Tintic Junction—a railroading town approximately 20 miles away from Benmore—to consider whether Benmore fits Halperin's concept of householding and the extent to which the community operated outside of the mainstream economy. The data is considered both in order to better define the community of Benmore and to determine whether Halperin's concept may be applicable to future homesteading studies throughout the American West. I argue that the specific questions considered in identifying householding are useful but that a broader theoretical approach is necessary to fully consider the dynamics of homesteading towns in Utah and the West.

This study argues that there are temporally and socially observable trends present in a sample of Protestant cemeteries from St. Croix’s Danish Colonial Period, as evidenced by the analysis of gravestone characteristics including iconography, morphology, and epitaph. Specifically, gravestones within the sample became noticeably more simplistic in the mid-19th century, which directly reflects St. Croix’s economic decline following emancipation. Although the iconographic and morphological characteristics of the gravestones for men and women and children and adults are largely identical, the epitaphic inscriptions for these groups exhibit a great deal of differentiation. Through analysis of these epitaphs, we discover that society on St. Croix was extremely similar to that of Europe and North America, in which men inhabit the public sphere, women the private sphere, and children are recognized for their cultural importance and biological vulnerability. However, I posit that women, while limited in public autonomy, did possess a degree of authority over familial structure.

This thesis investigates the historic and architectural significance of the Buchanan House in Bells Bend, Nashville, Tennessee, in hopes that it will be protected and conserved. Artifacts from the University of Tennessee surveys conducted by David Anderson and Derek Anderson in 2009 and 2010 were used to establish whether or not there were any intact American Civil War period deposits. Spatial analysis was used to identify locations of activity areas. Historic documents were used to establish the occupants of the Buchanan House. This thesis concluded that while there were no definitive Civil War period deposits, the Buchanan House still provides an ideal spot for a museum commemorating the Battle of Bells Bend, owing to its close proximity to the battle, and because it offers a unique perspective on the civilian experience during the Civil War, one that demonstrates a long history of resistance and resilience.

In September of 1777, the British and American Armies were engaged in a series of battles known as the Philadelphia Campaign. Although neither the largest engagement of the campaign nor of the American Revolution, the Battle of Paoli gained notoriety due to the nature of the conflict. The British Army, led by General Charles Gray, conducted a midnight bayonet raid on General Anthony Wayne’s encamped Pennsylvanians. The brutality of the night resulted in the Battle becoming recognized as the Paoli Massacre. This dissertation provides an archaeological exploration of the Battle of Paoli through many lenses, contexts, and throughout time. First, the research illustrates the necessity for studying conflict sites in a more holistic manner. In this realm, archaeologists must consider not only the contexts of the battle, but also the cultural contexts that shaped how warfare occurred and was experienced. Therefore, archaeological fieldwork was performed on the Paoli Battlefield as well as at the home site of the 18th century property owner. This methodology provides the ability to relate the cultural landscape to the landscape of the battle. Additionally, this dissertation applies both historical and archaeological methods to examine and interpret the memory associated with the battle. The Battle of Paoli was short in duration, but the memory of the event and the commemorations associated with its remembrance spans over two-hundred forty years. Thus, this dissertation seeks to expand the understanding of conflict sites beyond a single event to include interpretations regarding broader cultural realties that predate the conflict, in addition to the remembrance practices that influence society well beyond the cessation of conflict. / Anthropology

The Seminole Indians were Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama who migrated to Florida for several reasons, including much conflict from not only other native groups but European pursuits. This thesis documents the early Creeks coming into northwest Florida, and thereby contributes to the larger research question of Seminole ethnogenesis. By compiling not only the confusing and often unclear historical documentation, but also the archaeological record, this thesis examines Creek/Seminole archaeological sites along the Apalachicola River and lower Chattahoochee River and matches them up with known historical towns to see where and when the Creek Indians were coming into Florida within this valley and when these groups were being referred to as Seminoles. Another question addressed is why the sites, either known historical or archaeological, all fall in the northern portion of the project area and on the west bank of the rivers. The significance of this research is to try to correlate archaeological sites with historic towns and get a better understanding of which native groups are being referred to as Seminole, when they came into Florida, where they were settling, and what the settlements look like archaeologically.