Buried beneath the city : an archaeological history of New York
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2022].
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2022].
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Book
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x, 300 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Bits and pieces of the lives led long before the age of skyscrapers are scattered throughout New York City, found in backyards, construction sites, street beds, and parks. Pottery shards dating to 600 CE, wine jugs from the Dutch taverns around City Hall, a child's shoe from the Black settlement in Central Park called Seneca Village, raspberry and rhododendron seeds sown in backyard Brooklyn gardens-these everyday objects are windows into the city's forgotten history. Buried Beneath the City uses urban archaeology to retell the history of New York, from the deeper layers of the past to the topsoil of recent history. The book explores the ever-evolving city and the day-to-day world of its residents through artifacts, from the first traces of Indigenous societies more than ten thousand years ago to the detritus of Dutch and English colonization and through to the burgeoning city's transformation into the modern metropolis. It demonstrates how the archaeological record goes beyond written history by preserving mundane things-details of everyday life that are beneath the notice of the documentary record. These artifacts reveal the density, diversity, and creativity of a city perpetually tearing up its foundations to rebuild itself. Lavishly illustrated with images of objects excavated in the city, Buried Beneath the City is at once an archaeological history of New York City and an introduction to urban archaeology"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rothschild, N. A., Sutphin, A., Bankoff, H. A., & MacLean, J. S. (2022). Buried beneath the city: an archaeological history of New York . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nan A. Rothschild et al.. 2022. Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nan A. Rothschild et al.. Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York Columbia University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rothschild, Nan A., Amanda Sutphin, H. Arthur Bankoff, and Jessica Striebel MacLean. Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York Columbia University Press, 2022.
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