Full Description
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 Capitalism and Material Life will be of interest to historical archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, social historians, and historical sociologists, especially researchers studying the influence of globalization and economic development upon rural regions like Appalachia.
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.
