Archaeology at the site of the Museum of the American Revolution : a tale of two taverns and the growth of Philadelphia Rebecca Yamin ; with a foreword by R. Scott Stephenson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yamin, Rebecca, 1942- author.

Contributor:

Stephenson, R. Scott, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum of the American Revolution.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Antiquities.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Historic sites--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Historic sites.

Urban archaeology--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Urban archaeology.

Archaeology and history--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Archaeology and history.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This book tells the story of an unusually rich archaeological dig on the site of what is now the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The dig yielded artifacts from three centuries of Philadelphia history, including the remains of two colonial-era taverns and a proto-skyscraper"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Urban archaeology and the Museum of the American Revolution site

Early residents and what they left behind

Arguing the revolution-a Chestnut Street tavern in the 1760s

Mrs. Humphreys's unlicensed tavern on Carter's Alley, 1776-1783

Dr. Jayne's "Sky scraper" and the transformation of the neighborhood

Evidence of industry-printing and manufacturing buttons

People from Philadelphia's past and the making of a museum.

Notes:

Author signed copy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-124) and index.

ISBN:

9781439916421

143991642X

OCLC:

1054266936

Publisher Number:

40028805744