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Author Starbuck, David R

Title The archaeology of forts and battlefields / David R. Starbuck ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney
Published Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 128 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series The American experience in archaeological perspective
American experience in archaeological perspective.
Contents An archaeologist's perspective -- Research priorities -- Forts and battlefields: sixteenth and seventeenth-century beginnings -- The French and Indian war -- The American Revolution -- The American Civil War -- Indian wars in the American West -- Human remains -- Reflections on the past and the future
Summary Forts and battlefields embody activities and locations where nations have come into conflict and where victory or defeat has determined the shape of modern American society. This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of the most exciting forts and battlefields throughout the United States
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Battlefields -- United States
Excavations (Archaeology) -- United States
Archaeology and history -- United States
Fortification -- United States -- History
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Antiquities
Archaeology and history
Battlefields
Excavations (Archaeology)
Fortification
SUBJECT United States -- History, Military -- 18th century
United States -- History, Military -- 19th century
United States -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139797
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Military history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780813040660
0813040663