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I seem to recall Deetz referring to a similar scenario from about that same time period...possibly related to a 'end of the century cast off of material goods' as the end of the world was approaching...something akin to the Y2K craze. If I remember correctly...he mentioned this during his evening talk at SEAC in Little Rock, Arkansas back in the early 1990s.
Brian K. Greer
M.A., Archaeologist
Program Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority for
Cultural Resources Management (CRM)
Prevention & Compliance Branch, DPW
Ft. Stewart, GA
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Subject: Questions about residential deposit
We have recently excavated a tightly dated deposit (1890s) of residential artifacts. The majority of the deposit appears to be ceramics from at least four British makers. Other items include pressed glass, glass candy dish, perfume caddy, horse shoe (one), one French toothbrush, one large comb, couple of decomposed cans of indeterminate size, pickle jar, several Prosser buttons, condiment bottle, sets of glass stemware, window glass, and one ceramic doll or figurine face. There was no cutlery, cooking ware, tools, and very little bone.
Based on weathering of broken edges, it appears that the items were broken elsewhere, as opposed to fresh fractures from excavation, and then deposited in a prepared pit (3 x 3 x 2 feet). Only one whole bottle was recovered. All the ceramics were broken and appear to be from several sets of plain white earthenware dishes. The artifacts appear to be average or slightly above in cost. We are investigating the possibility that the artifacts may have resulted from a single episode of deposition. The question is what might have occasioned mass destruction of a collection of dining ware? We are investigating earthquakes which are well-known for the area but would be interested in other possibilities, which brings us to this list. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
John M. Foster, RPA Greenwood-Associates.com 310.454.3091 tel/fax 310.717.5048 cell
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