Between dirt and discussion : methods, methodology, and interpretation in historical archaeology / edited by Steven N. Archer and Kevin M. Bartoy.

Other author Archer, Steven N.
Other author Bartoy, Kevin M.
Other author Society for Historical Archaeology. Meeting (2004 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Archaeology and history--Congresses.
Archaeology--Methodology. --Congresses.
Archaeology--Philosophy. --Congresses.
Interpretation of cultural and natural resources--Congresses.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Congresses.

Portion of title Methods, methodology, and interpretation in historical archaeology
Variant title Methodology in historical archaeology
Contents Introduction : Considering methods and methodology in historical archaeology / Steven N. Archer and Kevin M. Bartoy -- Pipemakers and their workshops : the use of geochemical analysis in the study of the clay tobacco pipe industry / Alan Vince and Alan Peacey -- The integration of historical cartographic data within the GIS environment / Scott Madry -- Saloons in the wild West and taverns in Mesopotamia : explorations along the timeline of public drinking / Kelly J. Dixon -- The life and death of a home : house history in a subsurface feature / Steven N. Archer, Kevin M. Bartoy and Charlotte L. Pearson -- Alternatives to traditional models for the classification and analysis of pipes of the early colonial Chesapeake / Anna S. Agbe-Davies -- Archaeology and the ethics of scientific destruction / Edward C. Harris -- Finding common ground in common places : interdisciplinary methods for analyzing historic architecture on archaeological sites / Bonnie J. Clark and Kathleen Corbett -- Re-excavation, reflexivity and responsibility at Colonial Williamsburg : the archaeology of archaeology and the refinement of site interpretation / Marley R. Brown III and Andrew C. Edwards -- Excavating sites unseen : the example of earthfast buildings in the colonial Chesapeake / Mark Kostro -- "Ponying up to Billy Hurst's saloon" : the testing and evaluation of nineteenth- and twentieth-century archaeological deposits through less invasive techniques in Yosemite National Park, California / Kevin M. Bartoy, John Holson and Hannah Ballard -- Methodology, materiality and the endless sea of archaeology / Kevin M. Bartoy and Steven N. Archer.
General note"Originated with a session entitled 'Methodology in historical archaeology : current research and critical perspectives' organized for the 2004 meetings of the Society for Historical Archaeology in Saint Louis, Missouri"--P. vii.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN0387342184
ISBN9780387342184