Name/Title
Charleston: An Archaeology of Life in a Coastal CommunityEntry/Object ID
2016.004.3Description
Weaves archaeology and history to illuminate the vibrant, densely packed Atlantic port city of Charleston. Describes the residential, commercial, and public life of the city, the ruins of taverns, markets, and townhouses, including those of Thomas Heyward, shipping merchant Nathaniel Russell, and William Aiken. Explores the dynamics of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services that linked the city with rural neighbors and global markets, and traces fish and game from the woods and waters to the kitchens where the food was prepared and the tables where it was served. Shows how Charleston continued to grow and develop as it contended with public health initiatives necessitated by post–Civil War changes, the fire of 1861, and the earthquake of 1886, and testifies to the city's arts and finery and to the challenges experienced by laboring slaves, house servants, and other underprivileged citizens. Evokes the essence of the deeply complex city whose influence was felt throughout the Atlantic World, by reminding us that urban areas shape and are shaped by their inhabitants.
Contents: Pots, bones, and the urban landscape -- The setting -- Urban archaeology in the historic city of Charleston -- The bountiful coast -- Development of Charleston and the lowcountry -- The city and coast: the eighteenth century -- Settlement -- Raiding and trading -- Supplying the early city -- City life -- Townhouse life -- The commercial city -- The nineteenth century -- The crowded city -- Landscape changes -- Archaeology in the city, archaeology of the city.
xxi, 350 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2016.004Source or Donor
New Library Books Purchased (2016)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Archaeology and history--South Carolina--Charleston, Excavations (Archaeology)--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Antiquities, Charleston (S.C.)--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Book Details
Author
Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, Zierden, Martha A.Publisher
University Press of FloridaDate Published
circa 2016Call No.
F279 .C447 Z54 2016ISBN
9870813062907LCCN
2016015346Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Moved By
Jamie MansbridgeGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By Martha A. Zierden and Elizabeth J. Reitz.
Includes bibliographical references and index.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 3, 2016Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023