Here are a couple about sewers, again historical not archaeological:

Elkind, Sarah.  Bay Cities and Water Politics:  The Battle for Resources in 
Boston and Oakland, (Lawrence:  University Press of Kansas, 1998).


But Joel Tarr, The Search for the Ultimate Sink is a good one, too.
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From: "jakob crockett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: Sewers


Blair,

Not archaeological, but a great discussion of sewerage over time:

Melosi, Martin V.
2000 The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial
Times to the Present. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

And just kind of a neat discussion is found in:

Keating, Ann Durkin
1994 Invisible Networks: Exploring the History of Local Utilities and
Public Works.  Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Co.

jake

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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Blair Temple <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Question/request for everyone,
> Does anyone have information on archaeological research into 19th century 
> sewer systems in urban areas? I have been studying the archaeological 
> remnants of 19th century sewerage disposal in St. John’s Newfoundland for 
> the past couple years, and am wondering if anyone has done similar studies 
> in other urban areas. Most of the archaeological research conducted on 
> sanitary issues are privy excavations, cesspits, and the like, which is 
> not what I am looking for, as the published material on those matters is 
> fairly abundant. What I am looking for is examination of the actual 
> “post-privy” (for lack of a better phrase) sewerage disposal system, be 
> they of stone, brick, or whatever.
> I am inching closer to a draft for publication, and want to confirm or 
> clarify what I see as a lack of information and data.
> Thanks,
>
> Blair Temple
> Archaeologist
> Gerald Penney Associates Limited
> P.O. Box 428
> St. John’s, NL, Canada
> A1C 5K4
> [log in to unmask]
>


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