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Historical archaeology is a diverse discipline with investigations in both terrestrial and underwater contexts. This page is dedicated to sharing information about these projects.

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African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter

URL: http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/
Organization: African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter
Region: Africa
Era: : 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : African, African Diaspora
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban
Comments: The African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter provide focal points for archaeological studies of African diasporas, with news, current research, information and links to other web resources related to the archaeology and history of descendants of African peoples. Through this engagement with African diasporas, the ADAN seeks to connect an intellectual community that considers the historical processes of racialization, gender, power, and culture operating within and upon African descendant communities.

African-American Archaeology, History and Cultures

URL: http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/faculty/cfennell/bookmark3.html
Organization: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Region: North America
Era: : 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban, Work Camp
Comments: This web site is designed to provide convenient access to online presentations and resources concerning the subjects of African-American archaeology, history and cultures, and broader subjects of African diaspora archaeology. The principal focus is on providing links to online presentations concerning African-American archaeology projects. Additional links to online resources and presentations concerning African-American history and culture, African archaeology, African history and cultures, African heritage in Britain, and the subjects of slavery, resistance and abolition are also provided.

Archaeology of the Free African American Community of Springfield

Archaeology of the Free African American Community of Springfield
URL: http://www.africanamericanspringfield.org/
Organization: Archaeology of the Free African American Community of Springfield
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : African, African Diaspora
Topics associated: : Commerce, Domestic, Political, Religious, Urban

Cuba Archaeology

URL: http://www.cubaarqueologica.org/
Organization: Archaeological Cuba
Region: Central America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Comments: Our main objective is the democratization of knowledge and the scientific dissemination of the archaeological, anthropological and heritage work of Cuba and the Antillean Caribbean.

Archaeology Expert

URL: http://archaeologyexpert.co.uk/
Organization: Archaeology Expert
Era: : Varied
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Industrial, Leisure, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban, Work Camp
Comments: Archaeology Expert was developed to offer information to anybody who is interested in learning more about archaeology. It covers a wide range of topics, from basic understanding of archaeological concepts to interesting archaeological finds and much more…

Archaeology of Graveyards

URL: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/research/projects/graveyards/about/
Organization: University of Liverpool, UK
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Contact Period
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : European, European American
Topics associated: : Domestic, Religious, Graveyards
Comments: The site presents information about graveyard recording projects, mainly in the Britsih Isles and Ireland but with studies of the global Ulster Scots diaspora. More data will be added (as web pages and downloadable pdf files) as the project progresses.

Ark Magazine

URL: https://arkeopatias.wordpress.com/category/arqueologia-historica-2/
Organization: ArKeopatías Project
Region: Central America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 16th Century
Cultures associated: : European, European American
Comments: The Temple Ex Convent of San Agustín dating from the sixteenth century, in the town of Ucareo, Michoacán BUILDING BATHS IN A 16TH CENTURY CONVENT IN MICHOACÁN, MEXICO

Asian American Comparative Collection

URL: http://webpages.uidaho.edu/aacc/
Organization: Asian American Comparative Collection
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : Asian, Asian American, European American
Topics associated: : Domestic, Leisure, Mining, Political, Rural
Comments: The AACC, is a clearinghouse for all information regarding the Chinese and Japanese heritage of the United States with special emphasis on the Northwest including Idah, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Website contains photographs, stories, artifact illustrations and photos, links to other related sites, and much more. In addition, you can purchase publications not found anywhere else on the Chinese and Japanese in America and beyond.

Black Trowel Collective Microgrants

URL: https://blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/
Organization: Black Trowel Collective Microgrants
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : professionals
Comments: We are a collective of archaeologists (from PhD students to faculty members) committed to the active support of archaeology students from working-class and historically looted communities who are both regularly excluded by traditional scholarship and academic programs, or who require more economic support than those resources cover.

Lake Forest College (Digital Chicago)

URL: http://digitalchicagohistory.org/exhibits/show/charnley-persky-house/intro
Organization: Lake Forest College (Digital Chicago)
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : European, European American
Topics associated: : Commerce, Domestic, Urban
Comments: This web exhibit provides a glimpse into the consumer habits of the men, women, and children who lived on Chicago’s Gold Coast at the turn of the 20th Century. Selected artifacts recovered from excavations at the Charnley-Persky House (11CK1248) in 2010 and 2015 provide the first look at these consumer choices as the sites of manufacture or point of sale are mapped in relation to their final place of deposit and each other. In 1890, James and Helen Charnley commissioned architect Louis Sullivan, along with his draftsman, Frank Lloyd Wright, to design a new home for them. Today, this National Historic Landmark serves as the headquarters for the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) and is a member of the historic house museum consortium, At Home in Chicago. The principal investigator of the site is Dr. Rebecca S. Graff.

Chinese In Montana

URL: http://www.cas.umt.edu/anthro/anth495cim/
Organization: Chinese in Montana
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : Asian American
Topics associated: : Industrial, Leisure, Mining, Rural, Urban
Comments: Over the course of the next few years, Chris Merritt, University of Montana Ph.D. Student will begin to accumulate a database of Chinese archaeological and historical sites across the state of Montana. Merritts dissertation will focus on documenting the Chinese experience of Montana through both history and archaeology. Many Montanans do not know the scale of influence that the Chinese had on shaping Montana history, and this project is first systematic attempt to document this heritage. Working in partnership with the Montana State Historic Preservation Office, the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and numerous private land owners, Merritt will travel the state and record sites and stories relating to the Chinese in Montana.

Christchurch Uncovered

URL: http://blog.underoverarch.co.nz/
Organization: Christchurch Uncovered
Region: Australia/New Zealand
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 19th Century
Topics associated: : Urban

Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory

URL: http://chat-arch.org/
Organization: Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT)
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Contact Period
Terrestrial: : 1
Underwater: : 1

Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Project

URL: http://www.wmich.edu/fortstjoseph/
Organization: Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Project
Region: United States
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 17th Century, 18th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : European, European American, Native American
Topics associated: : Commerce, Domestic, Religious
Comments: Fort St. Joseph was established as a French Jesuit mission in the 1680s. In the first half of the eighteenth century the fort also began to take on roles as a garrison and trading post. Its strategic location along the St. Joseph river near Lake Michigan made it an excellent location for trade between the French and Native Americans, specifically the Potowatomi and Miami. The fort came under British control in 1761, during the French and Indian War. This occupation was short-lived as the British were forced out of the area during Pontiac’s Rebellion in 1763. The fort was only briefly re-occupied by the British in 1779, though French traders remained in the area until approximately 1780. In 1781 a small group of French and Native Americans supported by the Spanish governor of St. Louis raided the fort and claimed it for Spain, but the group only remained at the site for a day. After this incident the fort was largely abandoned. Today the Fort St. Joseph Project is a joint initiative of the City of Niles, MI, and Western Michigan University with goals to excavate, interpret, and preserve the materials remains of the fort. The project is dedicated to archaeological research, education, community service learning, and intensive public outreach. The principal investigator of the site is Dr. Michael Nassaney.

Historical Archaeology in Harpers Ferry and Loudoun Valley

URL: http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/harper/loudoun.html
Organization: Historical Archaeology in Harpers Ferry and Loudoun Valley
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 18th Century, 19th Century
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban
Comments: Archaeological and historical research concerning 18th and 19th century sites in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and nearby Loudoun Valley, Virginia, as well as the broader region of the upper Potomac and northern Shenandoah Valleys.

Historical Archaeology Resources and Bibliography

URL: http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/faculty/cfennell/syllabus/anth106/HAsyllabus.htm
Organization: Historical Archaeology Resources and Bibliography
Era: : 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, Asian American, European American, Native American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban
Comments: Historical archaeology resource links, bibliography and course plan.

Historical Archaeology- Florida Museum of Natural History

URL: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/histarch/gallery_types/
Organization: Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic type Collection
Region: North America
Era: : 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Cultures associated: : Asian, European, European American
Topics associated: : Ceramic Typology
Comments: The Florida Museum of Natural History’s on-line type collections of historic period archaeological ceramics (1492-1850) is a fully searchable digital resource.

Arqueología Histórica en Chile

URL: http://arqueologiahistorica.blogspot.com/
Region: South America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : Contact Period
Comments: The development of historical archeology in Chile: its progress over time through a brief account of investigative experiences from its experimental beginnings, and a reflection on the methodological problems it faces given the models of pre-Hispanic archeology and historiography that has developed in the last three decades

Historical archeology in underground Lima

URL: http://www.unmsm.edu.pe/noticias/ver/2944
Organization: National University of San Marcos
Region: South America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Terrestrial: : 1
Comments: Historical archeology in underground Lima Collective work unravels the mysteries lying under the floor of the capital.

Historical Landscapes of New Philadelphia

URL: http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/faculty/cfennell/NP/
Organization: Historical Landscapes of New Philadelphia
Era: : 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Political, Religious, Rural
Comments: This site presents information available from archaeological investigations, maps, surveys, deeds, census data, tax records, and newspaper archives concerning the town New Philadelphia, Illinois, which was the first town in the United States planned and legally founded by an African American. A collaborative project of archaeologists, historians, and members of the local and descendant communities is underway to further research the social history of this demographically integrated town and to enhance its focus in our national memory and heritage.

Historische Archaologie

URL: http://www.histarch.uni-kiel.de/
Organization: Historische Archaologie (open-access online journal)
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : professionals
Era: : 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Underwater: : 1
Cultures associated: : European, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Leisure, Mining, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban
Comments: “Historische Archaologie” is a german online journal presenting bilingual papers (german – english). Its time frame ranges from the 14th/15th century until today. Geographically the journal focuses on papers from German-speaking Europe and adjacent states, building bridges to eastern Central Europe and to Scandinavia.

Joint Courts Complex Archaeological Data Recovery Project

URL: http://www.pima.gov/JointCourts/
Organization: Pima County, Arizona, and Statistical Research, Inc.
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century, Prehistoric
Cultures associated: : European American, Mesoamerican, Native American, Hispanic
Topics associated: : Commerce, Domestic, Political, Religious, Urban, Mortuary
Comments: The Joint Courts Complex website provides information about an ongoing archaeological data recovery project in downtown Tucson, Arizona. The project is being conducted for Pima County, Arizona, by Statistical Research, Inc., in advance of the construction of a joint City of Tucson/Pima County courts building. In addition to some prehistoric remains and foundations, privies, and trash deposits from late nineteenth and early twentieth century domestic and commercial use of the project area, the site includes most of the land that was used as Tucson’s National Cemetery from the 1860s to the 1880s. This was the first cemetery established in Tucson after southern Arizona became a part of the United States. It consisted of a small military section from which most of the burials were removed in 1884, and a larger civilian cemetery used by the primarily Hispanic population of Tucson. It is estimated that between 1120 and 1150 individuals were buried in the cemetery. Pima County has two goals for the project: 1) the respectful removal and reburial of all human remains within the project area, and 2)the development of an important contribution to our understanding of Tucson’s transformation from Native American village to modern, multicultural city. The website, which is updated monthly, includes copies of the background reports for the project, progress reports, photos, and maps.

KL Stutthof Museum

URL: http://www.stutthof.pl/english/node/147
Organization: The KL Stutthof Archaeological Resources Protection and Preservation Program
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Topics associated: : Concentration Camp
Comments: The KL Stutthof Archaeological Resources Protection and Preservation Program is formed to reconstruct the past in the absence of written records and prevent archaeological site destruction caused by activities associated with natural forces, deliberate vandalism or looting, and through inadvertent and unintentional damage caused by site visitation.

Archaeology Expert

Description:

An Extensive Guide To Archaeology… Archaeology is as old as mankind yet as new as the latest discovery. ArchaeologyExpert is a practical resource that conveniently catalogues a wealth of pertinent articles in relevant sections, suitable for either the professional or the enthusiastic amateur.

Landscape Archaeology Resources and Bibliography

URL: http://www.anthro.illinois.edu/faculty/cfennell/syllabus/anth453/453syllabus.html
Organization: Landscape Archaeology Resources and Bibliography
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Prehistoric, Protohistoric, Contact Period
Terrestrial: : 1
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Leisure, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban, Work Camp
Comments: Landscape archaeology and analysis resource links, bibliography and course plan.

Levi Jordan Plantation

URL: http://www.publicarchaeology.org/webarchaeology/html/Default.htm
Organization: Levi Jordan Plantation
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : African, African Diaspora, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Commerce, Leisure, Plantation, Rural

 

Cangdong Village Project

URL: https://cangdong.stanford.edu/
Organization: Stanford University – Making Ties: The Cangdong Village Project
Region: Asia
Website’s Intended Audience: : professionals
Era: : 19th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : Asian
Topics associated: : Domestic, Rural
Comments: This 55-minute documentary chronicles the development of the first archaeology field project to study the home villages of 19th century Chinese migrants. Documentary: https://cangdong.stanford.edu/documentary-film Teaching Guide: https://cangdong.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj11666/f/making_ties_teaching_guide.pdf The Cangdong Village Project is a transnational and interdisciplinary research collaboration undertaken to better understand how daily life in China’s Pearl River Delta region was transformed by 19th century migration. Through footage collected over the entire five-year project, filmmaker Barre Fong has composed a start-to-finish account of the research process and outcomes. The open-access documentary and accompanying teaching guide stress themes of migration, diaspora, transnational communities, material practice, and the importance of interdisciplinary methodologies to study previously neglected histories. Unlike many commercially-distributed heritage films, Making Ties is unscripted and unstaged, spotlighting the experiences of actual students, faculty, specialists, and village residents as they work together towards shared research goals. The transnational research team includes members of diverse ages, genders, nationalities, racial/ethnic identities, and personalities. The film includes particularly strong representations of Asian American archaeologists, a group that is often omitted from popular depictions of the field. Making Ties supports public engagement with Asian American heritage. Streaming and downloading the documentary is free. It can be screened in group settings at organization events, or viewed individually by your members and affiliates. Viewers can select closed-captions in English or Chinese (simplified). A detailed teaching guide includes discussion topics, class activities, and a sample curriculum. The project’s website (https://cangdong.stanford.edu/ – also bilingual) includes a gallery of artifact images and links to project publications.

Mount Lowe Archaeology Project - Stanford University

URL: http://www.thaddeuslowe.name/websites2.htm
Organization: Mount Lowe Archaeology Project
Region: United States
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century
Topics associated: : Industrial, Leisure, Political, Urban, Work Camp
Comments: The Mount Lowe Archaeology Project is a collaborative effort between Stanford University and Angeles National Forest dedicated to the study of Mount Lowe Resort and Railway, one of the most popular tourist sites in late 19th and early 20th century America. Stanford University doctoral candidate, Stacey Lynn Camp, is director and Co-Principal Investigator of the project. This project is currently investigating the material remnants of an early 20th century railway workers’ camp located at the historic resort. Please see the website for more information on the project’s progress and history.

Panamá Viejo

URL: http://www.patronatopanamaviejo.org/ppv2014/en/home?view=featured
Organization: Panamá Viejo Historical Monument Complex
Region: Central America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 17th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : European
Comments: The Panama Viejo Historical Monument Complex, designated as such by Law 91 of December 1976 and also known as the Panama Viejo Archaeological Site or as Panama La Vieja, is located within the modern city of Panama, between the mouths of the rivers Algarrobo and Abajo, in front of the Pacific Ocean, at the narrowest part of the Isthmus. The site includes the ruins of the first European settlement on the Pacific Coast of the Americas, as well as traces of the first inhabitants of the Isthmus. Panama City was founded by Pedrarias Dávila on August 15th 1519, and reached 10,000 inhabitants in the XVII century

Plymouth Colony Archive Project

URL: http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/
Organization: Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Era: : 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Leisure, Logging/Lumbering, Political, Religious, Rural, Urban
Comments: This Plymouth Colony Archive presents a collection of fully searchable texts, including: court records, colony laws, seventeenth century journals and memoirs, probate inventories, wills, town plans, maps, and fort plans; research and seminar analyses of numerous topics; biographical profiles of selected colonists; and architectural, archaeological and material culture studies. Among other works, published here for the first time are a “Glossary and Notes on Plymouth Colony,” “Seventeenth Century Timber Framing,” and “Vernacular House Forms in Seventeenth Century Plymouth Colony: An Analysis of Evidence from the Plymouth Colony Room-by-Room Probate Inventories 1633-1685,” by Patricia Scott Deetz and James Deetz. We also present studies focusing on broader regional and temporal scales, including Jim Deetz’s analysis of changes over time in Anglo-American gravestone styles in New England, and discussion of the Parting Ways site and archaeological evidence found there of architectural forms and mortuary practices consistent with elements of African-American heritage. In addition, we present a number of tributes concerning the works of Prof. Deetz (1930-2000) in historical archaeology.

Pottery Communities of Edgefield, South Carolina

URL: http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/Edgefield/
Organization: Pottery Communities of Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, European American
Topics associated: : Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Plantation, Rural
Comments: The first innovation and development of alkaline-glazed stoneware pottery in America occurred in the Edgefield District of South Carolina in the early 1800s. It remains an enduring mystery as to how these new ceramic methods were developed in that place and time, and how the techniques of clay choice, temper, and glaze developed over the following century. These potteries employed enslaved and free African-American laborers in the 19th century, and the stoneware forms also show evidence of likely African cultural influence on stylistic designs. Edgefield potteries thus present fascinating research questions of understanding technological innovations and investigating the impacts of African cultural knowledge and racial ideologies on a craft specialization during the historic period in America. This project entails an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and archaeological study of the first development in America of alkaline-glazed stoneware pottery forms, the development of that South Carolina industry over time, and the impacts of racism and African cultural influences on those processes.

St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research

URL: http://secar.org/en/st-eustatius-center-for-archaeological-research
Organization: SECAR-The St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Prehistoric, Contact Period
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, Asian, European, European American, Native American, South American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Political, Plantation, Religious, Rural, Urban
Comments: St. Eustatius (or Statia) was the primary trans-shipment center between Europe, the West Indies and the Americas between 1760 and 1800. For much of the American Revolution, Holland and France supplied US forces with much needed arms and ammunition through this port. Finally, the existence of the United States was first recognized by a foreign power here in November 1776 when a salute was fired to the USS Andrew Doria. Although the island is only 7 km by 5 km (5 miles by 2 miles), there are over 90 documented plantation sites, 600 warehouse ruins, six church sites, numerous urban domestic and commercial structures (houses, taverns, brothels, stores, printing presses etc), 20+ fortifications, and an estimated 200+ shipwrecks located on and around the island. As a result, the island is considered to have the densest concentration of colonial period artifacts and sites for any location of comparable size anywhere in the world. Also, pre-historic sites are some of the best preserved in the Caribbean. A wide range of archaeological projects have been undertaken since 1979 by the College of William and Mary (USA), Leiden University (The Netherlands), and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UK). The St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (SECAR) has been established on the island as a permanent research facility designed to permit a continuous excavation program during the entire year. Many US and UK universities allow academic credit to be earned through participation in SECAR projects. We are currently working on the possible site of Free Black Village just on the outskirts of Oranjestad. Recent projects have included discovery of a colonial Jewish Ceremonial Bath or Mikveh at Synagogue Honen Dalim (one of the oldest in the New World) and a Pottery Production site on Oranje Bay, and the first paleopathological study of a leper asylum anywhere in the New World. Similar projects are ongoing. Underwater archaeological programs may be under way as well.

Teaching Ludlow CO

URL: http://www.teachludlowco.com/dotnetnuke/
Organization: Teaching Ludlow CO, An Archaeological Teaching Tool
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Topics associated: : Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Mining, Political, Rural, Work Camp

Texas Beyond History (Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas-Austin)

URL: http://www.TexasBeyondHistory.net
Organization: Texas Beyond History
Era: : 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Prehistoric, Protohistoric, Contact Period
Cultures associated: : African, European American, Native American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Domestic, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Plantation, Rural, Urban, Mission
Comments: Texas Beyond History is a virtual museum covering 13,500 years of human history, from Clovis hunter-gatherers to Spanish Colonial missionaries, frontier soldiers, and 20th-century Mexican-American cotton farmers. More than 7,500 images and interactive graphics illustrate nearly 100 online “exhibits” on significant archeological sites as well as broad, thematic presentations, such as “Nineteenth-Century Forts and the Clash of Cultures on the Texas Frontier.” There are also correlated resources for K-12 students, curricula for teachers, illustrated glossaries, and FAQ’s for learning about the discipline of archeology. Created at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (University of Texas at Austin) in collaboration with dozens of experts in archeology, history, and related fields from across the state, the website is designed to share the meaningful results of research with the citizens of Texas and the world.

The Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis

URL: http://archsynth.org/
Organization: The Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : professionals
Comments: (CfAS) promotes and funds innovative, collaborative synthetic research that rapidly advances our understanding of the past in ways that contribute to solutions to contemporary problems, for the benefit of society in all its diversity. This is accomplished through the analysis and synthesis of existing archaeological and associated data from multiple cultures, at multiple spatial and temporal scales. See newsletter

The Museum of Underwater Archaeology

URL: http://www.uri.edu/mua
Organization: The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Region: United States
Era: : 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Prehistoric, Protohistoric, Contact Period
Cultures associated: : African, African Diaspora, Asian, Asian American, Australian Asian American, European, European American, Mesoamerican, Native American, South American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Rural, Urban
Comments: The Museum of Underwater Archaeology is dedicated to encouraging and assisting professional, student, and avocational underwater archaeologists to publish their research online.

The Society of Black Archaeologists

URL: https://www.societyofblackarchaeologists.com/
Organization: The Society of Black Archaeologists
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Comments: Headquartered in Washington D.C. with members throughout the world, the Society of Black Archaeologists works to increase the number of professionally trained archaeologists of African descent through the promotion of social responsibility, academic excellence and the creation of spaces that foster the SBA’s goals and activities. The SBA promotes the proper treatment of African and African diaspora material culture, promotes community engagement and collaborations within the field, raises and addresses concerns related to African peoples worldwide, and highlights past and present achievements and contributions people of African descent have made to the field of archaeology. 

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest

URL: https://www.poplarforest.org/learn/archaeology-and-landscape-restoration/
Organization: Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Domestic, Plantation, Rural
Comments: This website provides a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, including information on current research; past projects; student internships; technical reports; volunteer opportunities; and the annual Summer Field School in Historical Archaeology run through the University of Virginia. Website visitors are able to learn about Jefferson’s retreat home as well as the broader landscape and plantation communities of Poplar Forest by selecting from a wide variety of online applications, which include descriptive imagery and text; interactive exhibits; podcasts; and video updates.

University of Denver, Department of Anthropology

URL: http://portfolio.du.edu/amache
Organization: The Archaeology of Japanese American Internment at Amache, Colorado
Region: United States
Website’s Intended Audience: : all
Era: : 20th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Cultures associated: : Asian American, European American
Topics associated: : Agriculture, Domestic, Political, Internment
Comments: The Granada Relocation Center was home to over 10,000 individuals of Japanese descent during World War II. Better known as Amache, the site contains remarkably intact evidence of life in the internment camp, with building foundations, surface artifacts, and internee-created landscaping. Since 2005, the University of Denver (DU), Department of Anthropology has led a community-based heritage project at Amache and the associated Amache museum in Granada, Colorado. Grounded in community collaboration, the DU Amache Project provides needed expertise while creating a forum for training students in historical archaeology, museum studies, and engaged anthropology. The project website provides information to Amache stakeholders, the general public, and the academic community, including results of past research and opportunities to join in future work.

University of Nebraska Library Center for Digital Research in the Humanities

URL: http://cubanbattlefields.unl.edu/
Organization: Cuban Battlefields of the Spanish-Cuban-American War
Region: North America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 19th Century
Terrestrial: : 1
Underwater: : 1
Cultures associated: : European American
Topics associated: : Battlefield
Comments: Cuban battlefields presents an overview of the Spanish-Cuban-American War of 1898. Modern and historic maps and photographs are used to illustrate continuity and change of the battlefields around Santiago de Cuba. Field visits in 2005 are the basis of modern evaluation of the sites and battlefields of the 1898 war.

Latin American magazine of archeology and history of the cities .s

URL: https://revistaurbania.wordpress.com/
Organization: Urbania
Region: South America
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Terrestrial: : 1
Comments: Urbania is an annual scientific journal, with reference, whose main objective is the publication of research by undergraduate students and professionals in archeology, history, anthropology, or other related disciplines, dealing with the theme of urbanity in past societies. . At the same time, we incorporate sections aimed at scientific communication in general, such as notes, reports, interviews, etc. The magazine currently integrates the Latindex Catalog (Folio 3117, 2015) , meeting the required editorial quality criteria.

New College Public Archaeology Lab

URL: http://tragedyandsurvival.timesifters.org/
Organization: Virtual Landscapes; Tragedy and Survival of 19th-Century Florida Gulf Coast Maroons
Region: Africa
Website’s Intended Audience: : lay public
Era: : 19th Century
Cultures associated: : African Diaspora

West Point Foundry Archaeology Project

URL: http://www.westpointfoundry.org
Organization: , Industrial Heritage and Archaeology, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University
Era: : 19th Century, 20th Century
Cultures associated: : European, European American
Topics associated: : Battlefield, Commerce, Domestic, Industrial, Logging/Lumbering, Mining, Urban, Work Camp
Comments: The West Point Foundry (1818-1912) began operating as a munitions contractor making cannon and shot. The foundry grew to employ hundreds of workers manufacturing a wide array of weaponry and ordinance, steam engines, water wheels, iron clad sailing ships, architectural elements, domestic stoves and ovens, and innumerable other cast iron objects. The foundry’s prominent owners were among the first industrialists to employ “vertically integrated” production, where they controlled every aspect of manufacture from extracting raw ore to marketing their finished products.