The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital : Excavations in Annapolis

What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Considering artifacts such as ceramics, spirit bundles, printer's type, and landscapes, this engaging, generously illustrated, and original study illuminates the lives of the city's residents--walking, seeing, reading, talking, eating, and living together in freedom and in oppression for more than three hundred years. Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor. What Do Archaeological Excavations In Annapolis, Maryland Reveal About Daily Life In The City's History? Considering Artifacts Such As Landscapes, Printer's Type, Ceramics, And Spirit Bundles, This Study Illuminates The Lives Of The City's Residents - Walking, Reading, Talking, Eating, And Living Together In Both Freedom And Oppression For More Than Three Hundred Years. Interpreting The Results Of One Of The Most Innovative Large-scale And Long-range Projects In Contemporary American Archaeology, The Archaeology Of Liberty In An American Capital Speaks Powerfully To The Struggle For Liberty, Particularly Among African Americans And The Poor. Leone Uses Material Excavated From Several Dozen Sites In And Around Annapolis To Show What Historical Archaeology Can Tell Us About The Past And Present Of This Key City In American History. We Learn How Slavery And Racism Coexisted With Freedom And How Deepening Poverty Coexisted With Wealth Amassed In Ever Fewer Hands. We Come To Understand How A Steep Hierarchy Of Wealth Before The American Revolution Produced An Independent America With That Hierarchy Intact Afterwards, But With The Wealthy Even More Powerful Than Before. This Study Of Power Uses The Archaeological Record To Connect Social Conditions In The Eighteenth Century To Their Results In The Twenty-first.--jacket. The Importance Of Knowing Annapolis -- The Research Design -- Landscapes Of Power -- The Rise Of Popular Opinion -- Time And Work Discipline -- From Althusser And Lukács To Habermas : Archaeology In Public In Annapolis -- African America -- What Do We Know? Mark P. Leone. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 281-306) And Index. Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations and Tables......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 1. The Importance of Knowing Annapolis......Page 28 2. The Research Design......Page 61 3. Landscapes of Power......Page 90 4. The Rise of Popular Opinion......Page 138 5. Time and Work Discipline......Page 179 6. From Althusser and Lukács to Habermas......Page 206 7. African America......Page 219 8. What Do We Know?......Page 272 Appendix......Page 294 Works Cited......Page 308 Index......Page 334 What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, this title speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor.