The Baltimore Center for Urban Archaeology undertook excavation on a wharf or quay in the harbor some years ago - you might want to pursue that, but I am not sure where and if it was published. It might be worth checking with the Maryland Historical Trust. 





Silas Hurry 

HSMC 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nan A. Rothschild" <[log in to unmask]> 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2010 10:14:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: urban material again 

Thank you for this, I'll definitely check it out. We would like to do   
some comparisons and Australia seems the obvious place but the   
publisher wants a short book and tight focus. We may try to sneak in   
some comparisons tho. 

best 
nan 
Quoting Gaye Nayton <[log in to unmask]>: 

> Are you only interested in American cities or are you interested in 
> comparing them to cities in places like Australia. 
> 
> I have just completed a book for the Global Contributions to Historical 
> Archaeology series so I was faced with the problem of what to compare my 
> site too. I found not only was the Cypress Project database online - I would 
> think you would know about that one, but Australians have also put a 
> database from big urban digs on-line. It's called the Archaeology of the 
> Modern City Project and it's at  http://www.latrobe.edu.au/amc/ 
> 
> Regards 
> 
> Gaye Nayton 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nan A. 
> Rothschild 
> Sent: Friday, 4 June 2010 7:12 AM 
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: Re: urban material again 
> 
> OK, have you done a lot of that? 
> nan 
> Quoting Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]>: 
> 
>> Nan, 
>> 
>> Let me know if you need an indexer for the book. 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Nan A. Rothschild <[log in to unmask]> 
> wrote: 
>>> Hi all, 
>>> 
>>> About 3 years ago I wrote on behalf of Diana Wall and myself to ask 
>>> for reports, information, etc on urban projects for a book we are 
>>> doing on archaeological contributions to understanding American 
>>> cities. I am happy to say that we got a lot of useful material. We 
>>> have been working on this (not exactly at the speed of light) but 
>>> would now like to ask if any of you have done, or know of, urban 
>>> projects since 2007? 
>>> 
>>> thanks in advance for your help 
>>> 
>>> best 
>>> 
>>> Nan A. Rothschild 
>>> 
>>> Director of Museum Studies 
>>> Columbia University 
>>> 212 854-4977 
>>> 
>>> Research Professor 
>>> Barnard College 
>>> 212 854-4315 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> Nan A. Rothschild 
> 
> Director of Museum Studies 
> Columbia University 
> 212 854-4977 
> 
> Research Professor 
> Barnard College 
> 212 854-4315 
> 
> 



Nan A. Rothschild 

Director of Museum Studies 
Columbia University 
212 854-4977 

Research Professor 
Barnard College 
212 854-4315