Flowerdew Hundred: The Archaeology of a Virginia Plantation, 1619-1864
by James Deetz
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Author: James DeetzEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1993-12
ISBN: 0813914612
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr
Book Reviews of Flowerdew Hundred: The Archaeology of a Virginia Plantation, 1619-1864
Book Review: Fine introduction to historical archaeology
Summary: 4 Stars
Writing about the archaeology of more than a dozen unrelated sites that existed over a period of 250 years is not a simple task. The late Jim Deetz, a fine writer, does his best to make sense of a lot of digging that took place over a period of more than twenty years. The account unavoidably drags in places. (Do we really care that much whether blacks or Indians made the inferior pottery known as Colono ware?) But Deetz's stylistic grace and sense of proportion keeps the inconsequential from getting out of hand. The introduction and final chapter contain excellent discussions of historical archaeology as a discipline.
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