Hi Mark.  We completed a project in downtown Ogden a few years ago for  a 
GSA project.  Though there were far more that we just couldn't get to in  the 
time allotted, we excavated 22 privies and a number of ash  pits, dating 
from about 1879 to 1920 or so.  All relate to  an older residential section of 
the city which  slowly industrialized during the early to mid 20th Century. 
 If this  sounds interesting, I will see if I can get you a copy of the 
report.
 
Mike
 
 
Michael R.  Polk, M.A., RPA
Sagebrush Consultants
Ogden, Utah  




In a message dated 4/20/2010 09:25:37 Mountain Daylight Time,  
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Hi  Guys,

We are currently involved in a multi-year mitigation effort in  East 
St. Louis, Illinois, just across the river from St. Louis, Missouri.  
Although most of the recovery effort is aimed a Cahokia-related  
Mississippian sites, we are in the midst of recovering several 
hundred  privy and trash features related to working class occupation 
of the area  surrounding the old East St. Louis Stockyard complex. 
Although there is  some late nineteenth century material (ca. 
1880-1900), an awful lof of the  recoveries appear to relate to the 
early twentieth century (ca.  1900-1930).

I am very interested in learning of any comparables in the  published 
or gray literature ... i.e., large-scale recoveries of urban  working 
class deposits, with particular interest in the ca. 1880-1930  period. 
Any documents covering research designs, research questions,  and/or 
results would be of major interest.

Thanks in  advance,

Mark



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Mark C. Branstner,  RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological  Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of  Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Champaign, IL 61820

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