The Port Tobacco Archaeological Project has recovered print type from the Port Tobacco Times newspaper site (1840s-1880s), but we have not yet undertaken on the site, only adjacent to it. The newspaper is available online.
James G. Gibb

Gibb Archaeological Consulting

2554 Carrollton Road

Annapolis, Maryland USA    21403

443.482.9593

www.gibbarchaeology.org    www.porttobacco.blogspot.com

May 18, 2011 09:18:04 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

Historic St Mary's City excavated a 17th century print shop a few years
back.

Travis Shaw
On May 18, 2011 8:52 AM, "Doms, Keith"  wrote:
> The Archaeology of Annapolis conducted by the University of Maryland
> excavated an eighteenth century print shop. Colonial Williamsburg may
> have some information about their print shop as well.
>
> KRD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Barbara Voss
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: archaeology of print shops and media
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Can you help me with sources for an undergraduate student who is
> interested
> in researching the archaeology of print media: books, texts, newspapers,
> and
> libraries? He is inspired by Mark Leone and Barbara Little's account and
> analysis of the Green Print Shop in Annapolis.
>
> Are there other historical archaeology projects that have excavated
> print
> shops, newspaper or publishing houses, or libraries?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions -
> --Barb
>
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