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An Archaeological Study of Rural Capitalism and Material Life The Gibbs Farmstead in Southern Appalachia, 1790Ớ<U+001c>1920 /

Historical archaeology has largely focused on the study of early military sites and homes of upper class. Research on lower classes was viewed as a supplement to local histories documenting political, military and financial leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries. An Archaeological Study of Rural Cap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Groover, Mark D. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
Series:Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology,
Subjects:
Social sciences.
History.
Anthropology.
Archaeology.
Social Sciences.
History, general.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Theory, Methods, and Historical Context
  • Interpretive Theory and Methods
  • History of the Nicholas Gibbs Extended Family
  • The Gibbs Farmstead
  • Archaeology and Material Life
  • Archaeological Investigations at the Gibbs Site
  • Identifying Continuity and Change in the Domestic Landscape
  • Diachronic Trends in Consumerism and the Standard of Living
  • Time Sequence Analysis
  • Foodways Among the Gibbs Family
  • A Southern Appalachian Farm Family Reconsidered.

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