On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, Julie D Abell wrote:
 
> Posted to artifact and histarch.
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> Hello everyone.  I am looking for some comparative archaeological and
> historical data about nineteenth and early twentieth century wells and cistern
s
> in urban contexts.  The CRM company I work for excavated five of these feature
s
> on a single city block in Washington, D.C. this past fall, and I am
> interested in locating additional information about similar projects or
> resources.  I would appreciate any data you would be willing to share, be
> it references to reports, publications, or suggestions about good places
> to look for more material on this subject.  Thanks.
>
> Julie Abell
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Ms. Abell:
 
Several years ago, I did some faunal analyses on materials recovered from
19th century wells which had been uncovered and excavated in the course
of the Pittsburgh Light Rail Transit project.  My report, and presumably
the archaeological reports, should be available from the University of
Pennsylvania.  Unfortunately, despite innumerable promises to the
contrary, these reports were never published (to the best of my knowledge
anyway) and I can no longer seem to find the original manuscript of my
own report.
 
I would be interested in hearing about what you found in your excavations.
 
Chris J.-Andersen ([log in to unmask])
 
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