The archaeology of forts and battlefields

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Forts and battlefields embody activities and locations where nations have come into conflict and where victory or defeat has determined the shape of modern American society. This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of the most exciting forts and battlefields throughout the United States.

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Title Statements

Full title :The archaeology of forts and battlefields / David R. Starbuck ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University Press of Florida
Place of Publication:Gainesville
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 128 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780813040660, 0813040663
oclc:ocn751978312
LC Classification:E181
Dewey Decimal:973

An archaeologist's perspective -- Research priorities -- Forts and battlefields: sixteenth and seventeenth-century beginnings -- The French and Indian war -- The American Revolution -- The American Civil War -- Indian wars in the American West -- Human remains -- Reflections on the past and the future.

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Antiquities Archaeology and history Archaeology and history -- United States Archéologie et histoire -- États-Unis battlefields Battlefields -- United States Champs de bataille -- États-Unis États-Unis -- Antiquités États-Unis -- Histoire militaire -- 18e… États-Unis -- Histoire militaire -- 19e… Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archaeology) -- United Sta… Fortification Fortification -- History. -- United Sta… Fouilles (Archéologie) -- États-Unis History HISTORY -- State & Local -- United Stat… Military history United States United States -- Antiquities