Life behind Broad Street : historical and archaeological investigations at 85, 87, 89, 91, and 93 Broad Street, City of Charleston, South Carolina / Michael Trinkley, Debi Hacker ; with contributions by: Arthur D. Cohen, Suzanne Coyle, S. Homes Hogue, Irwin Rovner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trinkley, Michael, author.

Hacker, Debi, author.

Contributor:

Chicora Foundation, issuing body.

Series:

Research series (Chicora Foundation) ; 72.

Chicora research series, 1055-2855 ; 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology and history.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Charleston (S.C.)--Antiquities.

Charleston (S.C.).

Excavations (Archaeology)--South Carolina--Charleston.

Archaeology and history--South Carolina--Charleston.

Charleston (S.C.)--History.

Broad Street (Charleston, S.C.).

Antiquities.

South Carolina--Charleston--Broad Street.

South Carolina--Charleston.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 812 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : Chicora Foundation, Inc., 2020.

Summary:

"This study reports on data recovery excavations conducted at five lots (number 85, 87, 89, 91, and 93) on the south side of Broad Street between King Street to the east and Meeting Street to the west. The work, conducted in 1996, was under the purview of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The lead federal agency throughout the project was the GSA. While a management summary was produced, the final report was not completed until now, over 20 years later. Historical research was conducted at not only those lots to be impacted by construction, but also those to be used as lay-down yards. The field investigations excavated 1,025 square feet (not including several thousand more feet monitored during stripping operations). Coupled with monitoring, this work allowed the investigation of 17 features, including three cisterns and five wells. Artifacts recovered span the period from about 1710 through 1920. Over 116,000 artifacts were recovered, more we believe than recovered from any urban archaeological investigation in Charleston. Perhaps most significantly, our work reveals that in spite of the decades of research conducted in Charleston and the significant advances made in understanding the city, there is still much unrecorded and unstudied variety that requires attention"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The environment

Previous investigations and research strategy

Brief historic context

Lot histories

Excavations

Laboratory activities

Artifacts

Colono

Slave Tags

Microscope slides

Leather

Fabrics

85 Broad Street

87 Broad Street

89 Broad Street

91 Broad Street

93 Broad Street

Soils

Pollen / Arthur D. Cohen

Phytoliths / Irv Rovner

Avian eggshell / Suzanne Abel

Ethnobotanical analysis

Faunal analysis / S. Homes Hogue

Concluding thoughts

Appendix 1. Provenience and ARL numbers

Appendix 2. Identifiable bottles and seals

Appendix 3. White porcelains

Appendix 4. Occupational status

Appendix 5. Additional faunal tables.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 661-737).

ISBN:

9781583170755

1583170758

OCLC:

1155485796