This course introduces the problems, methods, and some of the material culture of colonial and industrial archaeology, with emphasis on Canada and colonial America. It covers the use of documentary evidence, maps, architecture, and a variety of artifact classes, including coins and tokens, pottery, and agricultural tools.

In addition to the lectures, there will be several historical walks and site visits in Toronto, some to take place after or instead of the lecture, and others to take place on Saturday. We will discuss the timing of these in class.

Required:

James Deetz (1996), In Small Things Forgotten : An Archaeology of Early American Life, revised edition.

Charles E. Orser (2004). Historical Archaeology (2nd edition). Pearson Education.

These arre available at Discount Textbooks, 229 College St.

Note: I strongly recommend that you read Deetz in its entirety as soon as possible, and reread the required sections later. You'll find it quite interesting (it's a good read) and it will help prepare you for the course. You would also find it very helpful to read the Orser text in its entirety, and then just review the parts listed in the syllabus.

Selected Readings deposited at ASA office (mainly to provide Canadian content)

Recommended:

Since most of you probably have dim memories, at best, of the Canadian and US history you learned in high school, I recommend re-reading your old history text or reading something like Craig Brown's Illustrated History of Canada. In addition, you would probably find some of the following useful and interesting.

David R. Brauner (2000). Approaches to Material Culture Research for Historical Archaeologists, 2nd edition. Society for Historical Archaeology.

William K. Cross, ed. (1988). Charlton Colonial Token Workbook, Charlton Publishing, Toronto. (out-of-print but you might find it in the library or second-hand bookshop)

William K. Cross, ed. (2000). The Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Colonial Tokens. Charlton Press, Toronto. Note: Courtesy of Bill Cross, I have several half-price copies of this title available at my office, if any of you are interested.

James Deetz and Patricia Scott Deetz (2000). The Times Of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony, W H Freeman & Co.

Frank A. Dieterman and Ronald F. Williamson (2001). Government on Fire: The History and Archaeology of Upper Canada's First Parliament Buildings. Eastend Books, Toronto. (Note: This is an inexpensive and very good example of urban archaeology in Toronto).

Ivor Noel Hume (2001), A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America, University of Pennsylvania Press. (Note: this covers pre-1776 artifacts)

Ivor Noel Hume (1997), The Virginia Adventure : Roanoke to James Towne : An Archaeological and Historical Odyssey, University Press of Virginia.

David L. Newlands (1979), Early Ontario Potters: Their Craft and Trade, McGraw-Hill, Toronto. (Note: Out of print, but if you see it used or remaindered, by all means pick it up).

David L. Newlands and Claus Breede (1976), An Introduction to Canadian Archaeology, McGraw-Hill, Toronto. (out-of-print but you might find it in the library or second-hand bookshop)

Stanley South (2002). Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology (reprint). Foundations of Archaeology. Percheron Press.

Additonal (optional) bibliography