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"Nan A. Rothschild" <[log in to unmask]>
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thanks for this, we will check it out!

Quoting "Nagel, Cindy L" <[log in to unmask]>:

> Check out:
>
> Bell, Edward L.
> 	1994	vestiges of Mortality and Remembrance: A Bibliography on
> the Historical Archaeology of Cemeteries. Scarecrow Press.
>
> Chapters are broken up into categories such as:
>
> Archaeological Survey and Excavation Reports
> Biological, Physical and Forensic Anthropology and Historical Demography
> Deathways Ethnography and Theoretical Perspectives
> Grave Markers and Cemetery Landscapes
> Repatriation, Curation and Law
>
> It's a bit dated but a good starting point.
>
>
> Also check out:
>
> http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/route113_hist_burials/index.shtml
>
> http://www.crai-ky.com/services/bioarchaeology.html
>
>
>
> Cindy L. Nagel
> Project Archaeologist
> Office of the State Archaeologist
> 700 Clinton Street Building
> Iowa City, Iowa  52242-1030
> 319-384-0726   Fax 319-384-0768
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/
> http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/teamarcheo.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> <Jack_Eastman> DIGEST
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 4:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: urban cemeteries
>
> A few years back, Joe Harl excavated part of a former church cemetery in
> St. Louis that had supposedly been "moved" many years prior, but several
> intact 19th century burials were documented.  I've seen it in public
> talks but I'm not sure about publication.  You could contact Joe for
> details:
> The Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, Inc.
> Phone: (314) 426-2577
> Fax:     (314) 426-2599
>
> Email:    [log in to unmask]
> Website: www.arc-stl.com
> Archaeological Research Center
> 2812 Woodson Road
> St. Louis, Missouri 63114
>
> -Jack Eastman
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Date:    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:52:40 -0400
> From:    "Nan A. Rothschild" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: urban cemeteries
>
> Hi all,
>
> First I want to thank the many respondants who answered my (and Diana
> Wall's) query last year about urban site reports. We are working our
> way thru the material you sent and it has been very helpful.
>
> We have another question: does anyone know of excavations in white or
> Euro-american cemeteries? We have information from African-American
> cemeteries, and there are gravestone studies from Euro-American
> cemeteries but we cannot find examples of excavation in the latter
> (which is interesting, of course).
>
> Thansk again for any information you have,
>
> best,
> Nan
>
> Nan A. Rothschild
>
> Research Professor
> Barnard College
> 212 854-4315
>
> Director of Museum Studies
> Columbia University
> 212 854-4977
>



Nan A. Rothschild

Research Professor
Barnard College
212 854-4315

Director of Museum Studies
Columbia University
212 854-4977

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