Historical Archaeology
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This study seeks to understand transformations in the modern capitalist World-economy in the North Atlantic. It specifically treats the material culture of four French shipwrecks dating from 1700 to 1760 : la Dauphine (1704), l'Alcide... more
Este estudio analiza procesos contemporáneos de cambio cultural en dos áreas rurales del Noroeste de España. Ambas estuvieron habitadas por grupos sociales con una marcada identidad cultural que ha dejado su impronta en la cultura... more
Between September 12 and October 9 of 2000, the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) conducted archeological investigations of a historic trash dump at the Taft Toe Site (CA-MRP-70/H), a multicomponent site in Yosemite... more
The identification of deviant burials as those of ‘vampires’ is a feature of excavated skeletons from sites across Eastern, Central and Southern Europe as well as the Balkans. Based on a close reading of historic and folkloric sources... more
This is an edited version on an Archaeological Assessment of 6-8 Pitt Street, Windsor,. The site was discussed by Judy Birmingham in 1979 as “engineering works covering the brick and concrete structures of Anschau’s former tannery:... more
This electronic bibliography began in 1994 to disseminate information on Cartridge Identification to interested researchers on the World Wide Web. It is meant to be shared freely among anyone interested in the subject from Archaeologists... more
ABSTRACT The Jacobean era's infamous witchcraft trials are recalled after reservoir repairs close to Pendle Hill reveal a buried cottage with bricked‐up cat. Interpretations of the building as the site of Malkin Tower, recorded in court... more
Este articulo es una síntesis del trabajo llevado a cabo por la autora y su equipo entre los años 2009 y 2011 en el sitio arqueológico de la Aduana Taylor, una aduana de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, ubicada en la ciudad de Buenos... more
Entre el mes de noviembre del año 2009 y el mes de mayo del año 2011, se efectuó un trabajo arqueológico en el sitio en donde estuvo emplazado el primer edificio público de gran envergadura de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, conocido como la... more
1999 M. Franklin and G. Fesler (co-editors). Historical Archaeology, Identity Formation, and the Interpretation of Ethnicity. Colonial Williamsburg Research Publications. Dietz Press, Richmond, VA.
The excavation of the 400m-deep Tortugas shipwreck in the Straits of Florida, USA, resulted in the recovery 2,031 rims, handles, bases and sherds from 21 principal types of tablewares. The collection is dominated by 1,477 tin-glazed... more
Consideration is given to how elements of the occult: witchcraft, magic and sorcery may be identified in the archaeological record. Working definitions of occult terminology are established before proceeding to propose a new approach,... more
Francisco Pizarro nació en Trujillo de Extremadura en 1478, el mismo año del establecimiento de la Inquisición en los Reinos de España y a partir de entonces se incrementaron las persecuciones contra los judíos, y de numerosos... more
An overview of historical archaeology in Britain. Cite this paper as: Hicks, D. 2008. Historical archaeology in Britain. In D. M. Pearsall (ed.) Encyclopedia of Archaeology. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 1318–1327.
Chapter In 'Bridging the Gaps: Integrating Archaeology and History in Oaxaca, Mexico', edited by Danny Zborover and Peter Kröfges, pp. 279-332. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, 2015
This historical overview of Central Nevada provides a framework for understanding the agriculture and mining cultures of nineteenth century Nevada and the physical remains they left in the landscape. From the forward: "The main emphasis,... more
Today, citrus orchards are a major component of the Mediterranean landscape and one of the most important cultivated fruits in the region; however, citrus is not native to the Mediterranean Basin, but originated in Southeast Asia. Here,... more
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the visual effectiveness of inexpensive, converted near-infrared digital cameras on a variety of artifacts. Twenty-nine artifacts ranging in condition from unconserved to having completed... more
The Swedish warship Mars was considered to have been one of the largest ships in the world when it exploded and sank in 1564. The problem is that no written accounts clearly reveal its dimensions. This article reviews how different... more
In this paper we present ongoing geoarchaeological research of Sámi reindeer pastoralist campsites. The discussion is based on three case study sites situated at the Lake Gilbbesjávri region (Finland) in northern Sápmi. All the sites are... more
Un azulejo con la Estrella de David hallado en un antiguo sótano de Buenos Aires generó la leyenda en el barrio que en ese lugar funcionó una sinagoga judía oculta. Los estudios arqueológicos e históricos demostraron que la realidad era... more
Museum of New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies Laboratory of Anthropology (Museum of New Mexico) New Mexico State Highway Department [sponsoring body] Museum of New Mexico MNM Project ; no. 67.01 Museum of New Mexico MNM Project... more
Cite this review as: Hicks, D. 2016. Review of Shannon Lee Dawdy "Patina". Sculpture Journal 25(3): 448-449.
En el Archivo General de Indias se conserva un buen número de manuscritos que se refieren a la muerte de Don Francisco Pizarro. Algunos han sido publicados o mencionados en varias obras, sin embargo, todavía hay otros que permanecen... more
The site of CA-Ora-1301H was the location of a home and farm of Japanese immigrants prior to World War II. During the late 1930s the Iwata family leased the surrounding acreage and worked it as a truck farm. They were evacuated to a... more
From the mid-seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century, European and European-descendent people in rural parts of the island of Newfoundland practiced a semimigratory, i.e. transhumant, tradition known colloquially as winter housing. This... more
Following prior archaeological assessments and testing of the CUB area by Sneddon, Romey & Murray (2008), excavation of the neighbouring CUB site by Hewitt (2013) and testing of the CUB2 by O’Connor (2014), fourteen of the CUB2 allotments... more