The familiar past? : archaeologies of later historical Britain

The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as: \* the origins of modernity in urban contexts \* the historical anthropology of food \* the social and spatial construction of country houses \* the social history of a workhouse site \* changes in memorial forms and inscriptions \* the archaeological treatment of gardens.The Familiar Past has been structured as a teaching text and will be useful to students of history and archaeology. The Processional City : Some Issues For Historical Archaeology / Roger Leech -- The Material Culture Of Food In Early Modern England C. 1650-1750 / Sara Pennel -- Building Jerusalem : Transfer-printed Finewares And The Creation Of British Identity / Alasdair Brooks -- Reconstructing Castles And Refashioning Identities In Renaissance England / Matthew Johnson -- The 'familiar' Fraternity : The Appropriation And Consumption Of Medieval Guildhalls In Early Modern York / Kate Giles -- Social Space And The English Country House -- Susie West -- The Archaeology Of The Workhouse : The Changing Uses Of The Workhouse Buildings At St Mary's, Southampton / Gavin Lucas -- Planning, Development And Social Archaeology / Shane Gould. Familiarity And Contempt : The Archaeology Of The 'modern' / Keith Matthews -- Wormie Clay And Blessed Sleep : Death And Disgust In Later Historic Britain / Sarah Tarlow -- 'the Men That Worked For England They Have Their Graves At Home' : Consumerist Issues Within The Production And Purchase Of Gravestones In Victorian York / Susan Buckham -- Welsh Cultural Identity In Nineteenth-century Pembrokeshire : The Pedimented Headstone As A Graveyard Monument / Harold Mytum -- Bloody Meadows : The Places Of Battle / John Carman -- The Archaeological Study Of Post-medieval Gardens : Practice And Theory / Tom Williamson -- Strangely Familiar / Sarah Tarlow -- Negotiating Our 'familiar' Pasts / Charles E. Orser Jr. Edited By Sarah Tarlow And Susie West. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Preliminaries......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 15 1 Introduction......Page 16 2 The processional city some issues for historical archaeology......Page 34 3 The material culture of food in early modern England c 1650 1750......Page 50 4 Building Jerusalem transfer printed finewares and the creation of British identity......Page 66 5 Reconstructing castles and refashioning identities in Renaissance England......Page 84 6 The familiar fraternity the appropriation and consumption of medieval guildhalls in early modern York......Page 102 7 Social space and the English country house......Page 118 8 The archaeology of the workhouse the changing uses of the workhouse buildings at St Mary’s Southampton......Page 140 9 Planning development and social archaeology......Page 155 10 Familiarity and contempt the archaeology of the modern......Page 170 11 Wormie clay and blessed sleep death and disgust in later historic Britain......Page 198 12 The men that worked for England they have their graves at home consumerist issues within the production and purchase of gravestones in Victorian York......Page 214 13 Welsh cultural identity in nineteenth century Pembrokeshire the pedimented headstone as a graveyard monument......Page 230 14 Bloody meadows the places of battle......Page 248 15 The archaeological study of post medieval gardens practice and theory......Page 261 16 Strangely familiar......Page 278 17 Negotiating our familiar pasts......Page 288 Index......Page 302 This volume surveys material culture from 1550 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as the origins of modernity in urban contexts The new Exchange for Bristol was opened with great pomp and ceremony on 21 September 1743.