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.

About the Author
Mark P. Leone is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is coauthor, with Neil A. Silberman, of Invisible America (1995), and coeditor, with Parker B. Potter, of Recovery of Meaning: Historical Archaeology in the Eastern United States (1988), among other books.

Reviews
"An ambitious book that has been thought out deeply and at length... The most important book on historical archaeology in a generation." American Antiquity



Book Information
ISBN 9780520244504
Author Mark Leone
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm