"For the first time we have a volume that shows us the story of archaeology at some of our most significant and cherished institutions, America's colleges and universities."--Richard C. Wald
“Anyone interested in historical archaeology, seafaring, and of course, piracy on the high seas as well as on land will enjoy this book.”—Donny L. Hamilton, director, Conservation Research Laboratory,
This collection piques the imagination with historical evidence about the actual exploits of pirates as revealed in the archaeological record. The recent discovery of the wreck of Blackbeard'
Archaeologists generally leave the university in order to excavate exotic ancient sites. In this volume it is the university itself that is being uncovered. Skowronek (history and anthropology, Univer
Most general histories of the Civil War pay scant attention to the many important military events that took place in the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border. It was here, for example
“One of the most authoritative and comprehensive analyses written to date on lifestyle, technology, identity, and economic interaction in a Spanish colony.”—Wesley D. Stoner, Archaeometry Laboratory a
The HMS Fowey, a frigate captained by a descendant of Sir Francis Drake's brother, was shipwrecked in 1748 in the Legare Anchorage site in what is now in Biscayne National Park off the coast of Florid
