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At home in the Illinois country : French colonial domestic site archaeology in the Midwest, 1730-1800 / Robert Mazrim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mazrim, Robert.
- Series:
- Studies in archaeology (Urbana, Ill.) ; no. 9.
- Studies in archaeology ; no. 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Material culture.
- Archaeology and history.
- French.
- History.
- Illinois--Antiquities.
- Illinois.
- Antiquities.
- Illinois--History--To 1778.
- Illinois--History--1778-1865.
- French--Illinois--History--18th century.
- Archaeology and history--Illinois.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Illinois.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Frontier and pioneer life--Illinois.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Material culture--Illinois.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
- Other Title:
- French colonial domestic site archaeology in the Midwest, 1730-1800
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana, Ill. : Illinois State Archaeological Survey, University of Illinois, 2011.
- Summary:
- "At Home in the Illinois Country begins with an overview of the French settlement of Illinois, an examination of the villages where sites have been investigated, and also new research into the origins of the French community of Peoria. The second part of the volume includes an in-depth examination of traditional French ceramics and an illustrated overview of the material culture affiliated with the sites of French households. Part Three presents detailed excavation reports and artifact analyses from recently investigated sites at the villages of Cahokia, Peoria, and Prairie du Rocher. Finally, Part Four revisits older excavations and collections for reference and comparative discussion. The result is an exhaustive resource for those interested in the archaeology of colonial North America" -- From the publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction to the Illinois country
- Reconsidering French Peoria
- Traditional earthenwares in the colonial Illinois country
- The archaeological signature of French households in Illinois 1730-1800
- Languedoc's property at Cahokia : research excavations at the Duckhouse site
- Domestic life in colonial Cahokia : research excavations at the Gammon site
- New light on old Peoria : research at the old and new French villages
- Return to the Cahokia wedge : research excavations at the multi-component Jarrot Nordique site
- Another glimpse of French Cahokia : 2007 testing at the Trotier site
- At the table in Chartres : ceramic and glass artifacts from the Laurens site
- Ghost horse revisited : reconsidering an unusual domestic site
- The Louvier site at Prairie du Rocher : material culture at the close of the colonial period.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781930487222
- 1930487223
- OCLC:
- 729225445
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