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Overview
Cited in virtually every colonial-era site study of North America, A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America holds a place of honor among historical archaeologists. It is a classic, highly sought-after handbook for the professional archaeologist, museum curator, antiques dealer, collector, or social historian. Though first published more than thirty years ago, Ivor Noel Hume's guide continues to be the most useful and accurate reference on the identification of artifacts recovered from Anglo-American colonial sites.
This edition contains a new preface, updated references, and corrections based on recent scholarship, in addition to the original 102 photographs and line drawings. With a list of forty-three categories, including buttons, cutlery, stoneware, and firearms, collectors and curators of early American artifacts will find this book insightful, informative, and indispensable.
An acclaimed archaeologist and historian, Noël Hume understands the interests of both professionals and enthusiasts. He manages to combine out-of-the-ordinary information with a lively presentation. His extensive knowledge and experience make this richly detailed text communicate something beyond the facts—the reality of other times, places, and cultures.
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"An invaluable compendium of information on identifying and dating objects commonly recovered from Anglo-American sites predating 1800."—Archaeology Magazine
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Signposts to the Past
An Alphabetical Guide to the Artifacts
Armor Bayonets Beads Bellarmines Bells Bottles, Glass Liquor Bottles, Glass Pharmaceutical Bottles, Pottery Bricks and Brickwork Buckles Buttons and Sleeve Buttons Candlesticks and Lighting Accessories Geramics, American Ceramics, British Ceramics, European Chamber Pots, Bedpans, and Closestool Pans Clocks and Clockcases Coins, Tokens, and Jettons Combs Cooking Vessels of Iron and Copper Alloys Cutlery and Spoons Drinking Glasses and Decanters Drug Pots, Jars, and Pill Tiles Firearms and Gunflints Flowerpots and Bell Glasses Furniture Hardware Glass, Window Hinges Horseshoes and Horse Furniture Locks and Padlocks Nails Pins, Needles, and Thimbles Porcelain, Chinese Rings, Finger Scissors Seals, Lead Silver, Marks on English and American Spades and Hoes Stoneware, Rhenish Tiles, Delft and Other Wares Tiles, Roofing Tobacco Pipes and Smoking Equipment Toys Wig Curlers
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