At 7:08 PM 8/25/96, B.J. Long wrote:
> [snip]
>an archeological excavation is appropriate.  To help make that decision, I
>would like to know whether there have been any excavations of immigrant
>Jewish households.  I also wonder what you think might be the value of an
> [snip]
 
        Yes, there is.  Mary and Adrian Praetzellis from the
Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University published a
report named "Junk!  Archaeology of the Pioneer Junk Store, 1877-1908" in
1990.  It is Volume #4 of the Papers in Northern California Anthropology
Series.  The following is a brief description of the study:
 
        "Discrete commercial and domestic deposits associated with a
secondhand store and its owner.  Nearly 3,000 identified artifacts,
believed to represent unsalable and broken stock, were found.  Includes a
section on the history of the junk trade and artifact recycling/reuse.
Food remains and historical research also provide insights into the
cultural adjustments made by proprietor Sam Stein, a Prussian Jew."
 
        If you're interested, please send e-mail to [log in to unmask] to make
further inquiries.
 
Submitted respectfully,
 
Jeannie  :)
 
 
 
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Jeannie Yang
Cultural Resources Management
http://www.sonoma.edu/students/yang/
 
Anthropological Studies Center
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
http://www.sonoma.edu/projects/asc/
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