Laura Masur |
At the December 10 CCASM Zoom meeting Laura Masur spoke about Beyond the Urban-Rural Divide: The Archaeological 'Signature' of American Taverns. We normally expect a tavern site to have remains of
drinking vessels – wine bottles, wine glasses, mugs – and loads of
tobacco pipes. But Laura described a project she worked on several years ago that made her rethink what to expect when digging a tavern. She realized that what is found at a tavern site can depend on
- Time: Changes in material culture in material culture from 17th to 19th centuries
- Location: Urban, rural, stagecoach route, fishing outpost, community center, ...
- Specialization: Farmstead tavern, hosting guests, serving food, ...
What we normally expect to see at tavern site |
Her current project is Priestly Plantations: An Archaeology of Jesuit Missions in British North America. In 2021 she will be working at Webster Field (geophysical survey) and in 2022 plans are to work at Newtowne.
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