Digging New Jersey’s Past: Historical Archaeology in the Garden State

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When people recall to mind archaeology, they often recall to mind unearthing the remains of ancient civilizations in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Central or South The united states. But some fascinating history may also be found in your own New Jersey backyard ¾ if you recognize where to look.

Richard Veit takes readers on a well-organized guided tour through four hundred years of Garden State development as seen through archaeology in Digging New Jerseys Past. This illustrated guidebook takes readers to one of the states most interesting discoveries and tells us what has been learned or is being learned from them. The diverse array of archaeological sites, drawn from all parts of the state, includes a seventeenth-century Dutch trading post, the web site of the Battle of Monmouth, the gravemarkers of freed slaves, and a 1920s railroad roundhouse, among others.

Veit begins by explaining what archaeologists do: How do they know where to dig? What sites are likely to yield essential information? How do archaeologists excavate a web site? How are artifacts cataloged, stored, and interpreted? He then moves through the states history, from the contact of first peoples and explorers, to colonial homesteads, Revolutionary War battlefields, cemeteries, railroads, and factories. Veit concludes with some thoughts about the way forward for archaeological research in New Jersey and with suggestions on ways that interested individuals can turn into involved in the field.

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