Touring Gotham?s Archaeological Past : 8 Self-Guided Walking Tours Through New York City

The first walking guide ever to explore New York City through its unique archaeological underpinnings This pocket-sized guidebook takes the reader on eight walking tours to archaeological sites throughout the boroughs of New York City and presents a new way of exploring the city through the rich history that lies buried beneath it. Generously illustrated and replete with maps, the tours are designed to explore both ancient times and modern space.On these tours, readers will see where archaeologists have discovered evidence of the earliest New Yorkers, the Native Americans who arrived at least 11,000 years ago. They will learn about thousand-year-old trading routes, sacred burial grounds, and seventeenth-century villages. They will also see sites that reveal details of the lives of colonial farmers and merchants, enslaved Africans, Revolutionary War soldiers, and nineteenth-century hotel keepers, grocers, and housewives. Some tours bring readers to popular tourist attractions (the Statue of Liberty and the Wall Street district, for example) and present them in a new light. Others center on places that even the most seasoned New Yorker has never seen—colonial houses, a working farm, out-of-the-way parks, and remote beaches—often providing beautiful and unexpected views from the city’s vast shoreline. A celebration of New York City’s past and its present, this unique book will intrigue everyone interested in the city and its history. Diana diZerega Wall is professor of anthropology at the City College of the City University of New York. Anne-Marie Cantwell is professor of anthropology at Rutgers University.

this Pocket-sized Guidebook Takes The Reader On Eight Walking Tours To Archaeological Sites Throughout The Boroughs Of New York City And Presents A New Way Of Exploring The City Through The Rich History That Lies Buried Beneath It. Generously Illustrated And Replete With Maps, The Tours Are Designed To Explore Both Ancient Times And Modern Space.
on These Tours, Readers Will See Where Archaeologists Have Discovered Evidence Of The Earliest New Yorkers, The Native Americans Who Arrived At Least 11,000 Years Ago. They Will Learn About Thousand-year-old Trading Routes, Sacred Burial Grounds, And Seventeenth-century Villages. They Will Also See Sites That Reveal Details Of The Lives Of Colonial Farmers And Merchants, Enslaved Africans, Revolutionary War Soldiers, And Nineteenth-century Hotel Keepers, Grocers, And Housewives.
some Tours Bring Readers To Popular Tourist Attractions (the Statue Of Liberty And The Wall Street District, For Example) And Present Them In A New Light. Others Center On Places That Even The Most Seasoned New Yorker Has Never Seen—colonial Houses, A Working Farm, Out-of-the-way Parks, And Remote Beaches—often Providing Beautiful And Unexpected Views From The City’s Vast Shoreline.
a Celebration Of New York City’s Past And Its Present, This Unique Book Will Intrigue Everyone Interested In The City And Its History.

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these Two Books, Both Written By Anthropologists, Tour Old And New New York City. The Third Edition Of Artwalks, Substantially Revised And Updated With Seven New Walks, Leads Readers Through Various Sections Of The City, Highlighting What The Authors Consider To Be Public Art, Whether Seen Outdoors Or Within The Confines Of Museums And Other Buildings. With Directions On How To Get There By Subway And Car, Plus Excellent And Easy-to-read Maps, Artwalks Has Much To Offer The Art Lover, Including Off-the-beaten-path Suggestions Like The Chinese Scholar's Garden At Snug Harbor On Staten Island (not To Be Missed) And The Ukrainian Institute Of America On East 79th Street. A Helpful Section, Choosing An Outing, Lists Walks By Subject, Such As Parks Or Flower Gardens. Touring Gotham's Archaeological Past Takes A Similar Approach, Offering Tours That Are All Walks (e.g., To The Wall Street District) Except The Harbor Tour, Which Ferries Readers To Several Islands Where Digs Have Uncovered Artifacts From Windmills To A Sunken Ferry. Photographs Of Artifacts, Houses, And Buildings, Plus A General Bibliography And Bibliographic Sources For Each Tour, Complete The Guide's Coverage. Both Titles Are Recommended For Large Public And Academic Libraries.-george M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

The first walking guide ever to explore New York City through its unique archaeological underpinnings This pocket-sized guidebook takes the reader on eight walking tours to archaeological sites throughout the boroughs of New York City and presents a new way of exploring the city through the rich history that lies buried beneath it. Generously illustrated and replete with maps, the tours are designed to explore both ancient times and modern space. On these tours, readers will see where archaeologists have discovered evidence of the earliest New Yorkers, the Native Americans who arrived at least 11,000 years ago. They will learn about thousand-year-old trading routes, sacred burial grounds, and seventeenth-century villages. They will also see sites that reveal details of the lives of colonial farmers and merchants, enslaved Africans, Revolutionary War soldiers, and nineteenth-century hotel keepers, grocers, and housewives. Some tours bring readers to popular tourist attractions (the Statue of Liberty and the Wall Street district, for example) and present them in a new light. Others center on places that even the most seasoned New Yorker has never seencolonial houses, a working farm, out-of-the-way parks, and remote beachesoften providing beautiful and unexpected views from the citys vast shoreline. A celebration of New York Citys past and its present, this unique book will intrigue everyone interested in the city and its history. Div This Pocket-sized Guidebook Takes The Reader On Eight Walking Tours To Archaeological Sites Throughout The Boroughs Of New York City And Presents A New Way Of Exploring The City Through The Rich History That Lies Buried Beneath It. Generously Illustrated And Replete With Maps, The Tours Are Designed To Explore Both Ancient Times And Modern Space. On These Tours, Readers Will See Where Archaeologists Have Discovered Evidence Of The Earliest New Yorkers, The Native Americans Who Arrived At Least 11,000 Years Ago. They Will Learn About Thousand-year-old Trading Routes, Sacred Burial Grounds, And Seventeenth-century Villages. They Will Also See Sites That Reveal Details Of The Lives Of Colonial Farmers And Merchants, Enslaved Africans, Revolutionary War Soldiers, And Nineteenth-century Hotel Keepers, Grocers, And Housewives. Some Tours Bring Readers To Popular Tourist Attractions (the Statue Of Liberty And The Wall Street District, For Example) And Present Them In A New Light. Others Center On Places That Even The Most Seasoned New Yorker Has Never Seen—colonial Houses, A Working Farm, Out-of-the-way Parks, And Remote Beaches—often Providing Beautiful And Unexpected Views From The City’s Vast Shoreline. A Celebration Of New York City’s Past And Its Present, This Unique Book Will Intrigue Everyone Interested In The City And Its History. /div Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Tour 1 The Harbor Islands......Page 18 Tour 2 Lower Manhattan: Dutch New Amsterdam, Colonial New York, and the Premier City of the New Nation......Page 42 Tour 3 Greenwich Village: At Home in Nineteenth-Century New York......Page 72 Tour 4 Northern Manhattan: How the First Archaeologists Uncovered Indian, Colonial, and Revolutionary War New York......Page 94 Tour 5 The Bronx Shore with Views of Queens: A Voyage through Thousands of Years of Indian Life along the City’s Coast......Page 120 Tour 6 The Farms and Towns of Queens County......Page 142 Tour 7 The Town of Brooklyn: The Third-Largest City of the Nineteenth-Century Nation......Page 164 Tour 8 Southern Brooklyn: Native American and Early New York......Page 186 Bibliographic Sources for Each Tour......Page 206 Bibliography......Page 208 Illustration Credits......Page 216 Index......Page 218 A guide to eight walking tours to archaeological sites in New York City introduces readers to extraordinary aspects of the city's history, including its thousand-year-old trading routes, its first settlers, and sites that reveal details about the lives of colonial farmers and merchants. Original. A guide that takes the reader on eight walking tours to archaeological sites throughout the boroughs of New York City. This title presents a new way of exploring the city through the rich history that lies buried beneath it.