Excavating Nauvoo: The Mormons And The Rise Of Historical Archaeology In America, Paperback - Benjamin C. Pykles
About The Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. Schuyler is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and associate curator-in-charge of historical archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Robert L. About author(s):Benjamin C
The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. Robert L. Schuyler is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and associate curator-in-charge of historical archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Robert L. Beginning in the 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.Benjamin C. Pykles is a assistant professor of anthropology at the State University of New York at Potsdam. About author(s):Benjamin C. He is a past president of the Society for Historical Archaeology and the 2009 recipient of the J. Pykles is a historic sites curator for the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Schuyler is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and associate curator-in-charge of historical archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. C. This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, takes readers back to the roots of historical archaeology. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology.
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Excavating Nauvoo: The Mormons And The Rise Of Historical Archaeology In America, Paperback - Benjamin C. Pykles
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