Bill
I know it wasn't meant for general broadcast, but YES, you must
continue with this line of research, and you must get yourself
appointed Associate Professor.
For reference ethnic Croats from Austria-Hungary in Australia and New
Zealand at this time had very similar experience during the Great War.
After that time, their integration into general society went far
more smoothly in NZ than in Australia, where our west saw the
notorious Dago Riots on the Kalgoorlie goldfields in the mid 30s.
cheers
Denis
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Denis Gojak
Dept Archaeology, University of SydneyNSW Roads and Maritime Services
PO Box 457Newtown NSW 2042Australia
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From: "HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY"
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Sent:Thu, 27 Apr 2017 18:44:40 +0000
Subject:Re: Conflict Archaeology in the West session at SHA 2018
I have a really interesting one for you. Perhaps, it's not what
you're looking for. Perhaps it is.
As I was finishing the artifact analysis for my dissertation in
Boise, Idaho, I realized we had a cartridge ("DWM/K/K" cartridge,
centerfire 0.39 in/9.9 mm) that was made by the Deutsche Waffen-und
Munitionsfabriken Aktien-Gesellschaft of Germany most likely between
1896 and 1918. DWM was a major ammunition supplier for the German and
Austria-Hungarian Empire during WWI. Unfortunately, the sedimentary
layer has been disturbed and contains early 20th century artifacts
with some modern plastic. But, this layer is the interface between
upper sediments associated with landscaping and historical sediments.
I found out in a conversation with a descendant from the neighborhood
that her uncle and father immigrated to the United States from Croatia
in 1914 at the outbreak of WWI. Croatia was part of the
Austria-Hungary Empire in 1914. In fact, according to her, the men
were in transit to the United States and were asked by the ship's
captain if they wanted to return back to Croatia in order to fight in
the war. They decided to keep going to the US where they eventually
made their way to Boise, Idaho. The descendant recalls that her
ancestors used to live near where we did the archaeological dig in
2015. She also told me that they were forced to live in the River
Street Neighborhood--a place reserved for non-White people in Boise--
because of their Croatian heritage and the fact that their home
country was an enemy of the US, especially after 1917.
City directories do not show any Croatian-sounding names living at
this address at the time but Sanborns show some outbuildings that were
known to have been rented out to tenants at that time.
This is the only non-American cartridge recovered from excavations
that covered about 8 urban lots. It is known Eastern European
immigrants lived in this neighborhood until they became White and it
is likely I could get some more information from the descendant about
her ancestors' lives in the neighborhood.
I know this isn't directly related to conflict in the west but:1)
It's for a site in the American West 2) is obliquely associated to a
social group that was segregated because of their ethnic heritage and
affiliation with an enemy of the United States at the time, and 3)
revolves around an artifact that was used to kill millions of people
in the Great War.
Tell me if this is something I should follow up on.
If you're interested, when do I need to get you an abstract?
Bill White
soon to be Associate Professor
University of California, Berkeley
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of Dana Pertermann
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 12:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Conflict Archaeology in the West session at SHA 2018
Hi all,
I'm chairing a session on Conflict Archaeology in the West at SHA in
New Orleans, and I'd love to include anyone who's working on projects
(in any stage of completion) in the "West". Let me know where you're
working and if you'd be interested in being included in an edited
volume on the topic.
Cheers,
Dana
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Dana L Pertermann, PhD
Director, Center for Southwest Wyoming Regional Archaeology and
Federal Artifact Repository
Associate Professor, Anthropology & Geology
Western Wyoming College
307.382.1743 [log in to unmask]
Texas A&M University '11 Gig 'em!
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