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Monthly Archives: January 2012
“An Old Osnabrigs Coat”: Textiles and Identity at Mount Vernon
By Luke Pecoraro / Assistant Archaeologist Mark Twain’s remark that “clothes make the man” was as accurate during George Washington’s lifetime as it is today. Clothing signifies many things about the wearer, such as social status and personal identity, but … Continue reading
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Shaken, Not Stirred – Screening the Midden’s Fill
By Esther White / Director of Archaeology When we’re excavating, one of the popular questions is always, “What do you do with all that dirt?” The quick answer, “We screen it to recover artifacts” isn’t quite the whole story. The … Continue reading
Good Morning Baltimore!
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online As you probably noticed via Facebook, Mount Vernon Archaeology spent last week in Baltimore at the Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual professional conference. We encourage membership in the SHA for networking, … Continue reading
