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Charleston : an archaeology of life in a coastal community / Martha A. Zierden and Elizabeth J. Reitz ; foreword by Joseph P. Riley Jr., Mayor of Charleston.
Penn Museum Library F279.C447 Z54 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zierden, Martha A., author.
- Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, 1946- author.
- Riley, Joseph P., 1943- author of foreword.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology and history--South Carolina--Charleston.
- Archaeology and history.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--South Carolina--Charleston.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston.
- Historic buildings.
- South Carolina--Charleston.
- Charleston (S.C.)--Antiquities.
- Charleston (S.C.).
- Charleston (S.C.)--History.
- Buildings--South Carolina--Charleston.
- Buildings.
- Antiquities.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 350 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
- Summary:
- The authors explore historic buildings and maritime landscape of Charleston SC. They consider the residential, commercial, and public life in the city, examining ruins of taverns, markets, townhouses, and small residences as well as the famous Slave Market and the lesser-known shell mound.
- Contents:
- Pots, bones, and the urban landscape
- The setting
- Urban archaeology in the historic city of Charleston
- The bountiful coast
- Development of Charleston and the lowcountry
- The city and coast: the eighteenth century
- Settlement
- Raiding and trading
- Supplying the early city
- City life
- Townhouse life
- The commercial city
- The nineteenth century
- The crowded city
- Landscape changes
- Archaeology in the city, archaeology of the city.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813062907
- 081306290X
- OCLC:
- 928607276
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