In small things forgotten
the archaeology of early American life
by James Deetz
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History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past is given new dimensions by studying the small things so often forgotten. Doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and shards of pottery (objects so plain they would never be displayed in a museum) depict the intricacies of daily life.
In this completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added a chapter addressing the influence of African culture - a culture so strong it survived the Middle Passage and the oppression of slavery - on America in the years following the settler's arrival in Jamestown, Virginia.
Simultaneously a study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied, In Small Things Forgotten colorfully depicts a world hundreds of years in the past through the details of ordinary living.
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Antiquities, Archaeology and history, Social life and customs, Antiquités, Arqueologia histórica, Mœurs et coutumes, Cultura material (arqueologia), Arqueologia americana, Escavação arqueológica, New England -- Antiquities, New England -- Social life and customs -- To 1775, America, antiquities, New england, social life and customs, United states, antiquitiesPlaces
New England, Virginia, Nouvelle-Angleterre, Estados unidosTimes
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In small things forgotten: the archaeology of early American life
1977, Anchor Press/Doubleday
in English
- 1st ed.
038508031X 9780385080316
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In small things forgotten: [an archaeology of early American life]
1996, Anchor Books
in English
- Expanded and rev. ed.
0385483996 9780385483995
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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