The SHA syllabus clearinghouse is a good place to look for quality texts on historical archaeology: http://www.sha.org/research/syllabus.cfm

Terry


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> On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:10 PM, David Parkhill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I asked the same thing about 10 years ago when I first started exploring
>> Historical Archaeology. I received 1 reply and not from Historic
>> Archaeology.
>> 
>> I found later that the person that replied was pretty smart. They said that
>> because there are so many facets about History that it would be difficult
>> to
>> present a course that covered the subject. Just think Historic Bldgs,
>> Historic Gins and Historic Grist Mills etc. etc.
>> 
>> If within the past 10-15 years a basic course has been developed I would be
>> pleased to know Who, What, When and where? So far I have just dug in where
>> Angels feared to go and my library has exploded.
>> 
>> D. Parkhill
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of PETTS
>> D.A.
>> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:44 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Basic reading on US Historical Archaeology
>> 
>> Hi Folks
>> We're slowly building up the historical / post-med side of teaching on our
>> Undergraduate degree courses here in Durham. I'm keen to include something
>> on US material. So, here is the question - what are the key texts /
>> articles
>> / papers you'd suggest to provide a good basic overview of the historical
>> archaeology of the USA up to say 1900? Are there good basic survey books/
>> historical archaeology 101 introductory texts?
>> 
>> cheers
>> David
>> 
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