Digging in the City of Brotherly Love Stories from Philadelphia Archaeology

Name: Digging in the City of Brotherly Love Stories from Philadelphia Archaeology
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ISBN: 9780300100914

ISBN-10: 0300100914

ISBN-13: 9780300100914

Edition: 2008

Authors: Rebecca Yamin

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A lively account of archaeological excavations in Philadelphia and what they have revealed about the everyday people of the city7;s past Beneath the modern city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of residents long forgotten. This intriguing book explores eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia through the findings of archaeological excavations, sharing with readers the excitement of digging into the past and reconstructing the lives of earlier inhabitants of the city. Urban archaeologist Rebecca Yamin describes the major excavations that have been undertaken since 1992 as part of the redevelopment of Independence Mall and surrounding areas, explaining…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 0.77" wide x 0.98" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English




Beneath the Symbolic Surface



Hudson's Square: The Middle Block of Independence Mall



An Icon and an Icehouse: The First Block of Independence Mall



Artisans in a Changing World



"We the People": The Free Black Community, Native Americans, and the Celebration of the Constitution



Life and Death in the Nineteenth-Century City



On the Waterfront



An Archaeological Walk in the Eighteenth-Century City



An Archaeological Walk Through Nineteenth-Century Neighborhoods



The Legacy of William Penn and the Power of the Past


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Index