Decidedly not 19th century, but for a very good background on sewer problems in general and an enormously funny example of dry wit, might I highly recommend: "Latrines and Cesspools of Mediaeval London, Speculum, Vol 9, 1934, Sabine, Earnest L.

Lyle Browning, RPA


On Nov 9, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Michelle Terrell wrote:

> In 1996, Sigrid Arnott wrote a short history of sanitation in St. Paul and
> Minneapolis, Minnesota with an eye towards archaeological potential.  It is
> available online:
> 
> http://www.fromsitetostory.org/sources/papers/tcmsanitation/tcmsanitation2.a
> sp
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan
> Walter
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 7:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sewers
> 
> 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.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jakob crockett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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
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