The Archaeology of North American Farmsteads /

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From the early colonial period to the close of World War II, life in North America was predominantly agrarian and rural. Archaeological exploration of farmsteads unveils a surprising quantity of data about rural life, consumption patterns, and migrations across the continent. Mark Groover offers bot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Groover, Mark D.
Other Authors: Nassaney, Michael S. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb
Funde
Landleben
Material culture.
Historic sites.
Farms.
Farm life.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Antiquities.
Fouilles (Archeologie) > États-Unis.
Culture materielle > États-Unis > Histoire.
Vie à la ferme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Exploitations agricoles > États-Unis > Histoire.
Historic sites > United States.
Excavations (Archaeology) > United States.
Material culture > United States > History.
Farm life > United States > History.
Farms > United States > History.
USA.
United States.
Southern States.
Northeastern States.
Middle West.
Middle Atlantic States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Antiquites.
États-Unis > Antiquites.
Middle West > Antiquities.
Southern States > Antiquities.
Middle Atlantic States > Antiquities.
Northeastern States > Antiquities.
United States > Antiquities.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why study farm sites?
  • The archaeology of farmsteads and rural life
  • Colonial farmsteads
  • Federal and Antebellum farmsteads
  • Postbellum and twentieth-century farmsteads
  • Future directions in the archaeology of farmsteads: constructing regional models of rural material life.

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