The archaeology of forts and battlefields / David R. Starbuck ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Starbuck, David R.

Contributor:

Nassaney, Michael S.

Series:

American experience in archaeological perspective.

American experience in archaeological perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Battlefields--United States.

Battlefields.

Excavations (Archaeology)--United States.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Archaeology and history--United States.

Archaeology and history.

Fortification--United States--History.

Fortification.

United States--History, Military--18th century.

United States.

United States--History, Military--To 1900.

United States--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forts and battlefields embody activities and locations where nations have come into conflict and where victory or defeat has determined the shape of modern American society. This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of the most exciting forts and battlefields throughout the United States.

Contents:

An archaeologist's perspective

Research priorities

Forts and battlefields: sixteenth and seventeenth-century beginnings

The French and Indian war

The American Revolution

The American Civil War

Indian wars in the American West

Human remains

Reflections on the past and the future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-4066-3

OCLC:

749264746