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following indicates the preliminary schedule of topics in the
course lectures, the historical walks and site visits, and the
readings you are required do to prepare for each. I have also
listed some web sites that you might find useful.
Although I list specific readings
scattered thoughout the texts (because my list of topics is different
than that of either Deetz or Orser), I strongly recommend
that you read both texts straight through, as soon as possible,
to get the most out of them.
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Last update, 9 November 2006
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Fall
Schedule |
Lectures |
Note that the course will normally consist of 2
hours of lecture each week, but some weeks there will be an additional
historical walk or site visit, either during or after the class
time, or on a Saturday (to accommodate students who have classes
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14 September |
Introduction
to Historical Archaeology
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Scope of Course, Readings
Read: Deetz pp. 1-37, Orser 1-47, 68-82 and
Potter, Parker B. (1991). What is the use of plantation archaeology? Historical Archaeology 25: 94-107 (available at ASA office in Sidney Smith building).
Recommended:
Wylie, Alison (2002). Rethinking unity
as a "working hypothesis" for philosophy of science:
How archaeologists exploit the disunities of science. In Thinking
from Things: Essays in the Philosophy of Archaeology. University
of California Press, Berkeley, 200-210. (pp. 205-206 on historical
archaeology)
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21 September |
Use
of Documentary Evidence in Historical Archaeology
Historic
Cemeteries
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Maps, census documents, contemporary newspapers,
Church records, Store catalogues, headstones and monuments
Read: Deetz
pp. 38-67, 89-124, Orser 82-84, 94-105, 149-153, 154-158, 171-184
Missing: Davidson, T. E. (1986) Computer-correcting historical maps for archaeological use - 1877. Historical
Archaeology 20(2):27-37. (unfortunately, this appears to
be missing from Robarts library)
Toronto Public Library (6/9/2001). Using
Historical Records, Documents, and Books.
Links:
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28 September |
Early
European Exploration of the New World
Archaeology
of New Spain and the Caribbean
Shipwreck
Archaeology
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Read: Orser
26-27, 54-55, 86-87, 265-283
Skowronek, R. K. (1992). Empire and ceramics:
The changing role of illicit trade in Spanish America. Historical
Archaeology 26:109-
Links:
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5 October |
Archaeology of Forts and
Battlefields
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Read: Orser
79-82, 36-38, 224-226
and Vaccarelli,
V. (1997). An archaeological narrative of York's cultural landscape,
1793-1998. Ontario Archaeology 64: 81-111. This is actually
about Fort York.
Recommended: Benn, Carl (1993). Historic
Fort York, 1793-1993.
Note: The Class visit to Fort York will take place on this day. The tour itself starts at 2:20 PM and finishes about 4:00 PM (try to be there shortly after 2, if you can, so that we can sort out payment etc.). To get there, take a Bathurst streetcar southward and get off at the Amoury (shortly after the car turns west off of Bathurst), then walk along Garrison Rd. to the gates of the fort. You'll need to check in at the main entrance just inside the main gate, and pay an entrance fee ($4 I think).
We have reserved this time, and are committed to it (i.e., have to pay for it!), so make sure you come, even if it's raining (just bring an umbrella). With any luck, we'll have good weather; so far the forecast is good. However, keep in mind that it tends to be colder and windier down at the fort than on campus.
Yahoo maps does not list Fort York for
some reason, but I've selected one that does show where it is on Garrison Rd. The fort is at the dead end to the
right, and there's a Bathurst streetcar stop at the foot of Garrison
Rd, at the Armoury.
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12 October |
Archaeology of New France
Archaeology of the Fur
Trade
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Read: Orser
31-33
One of
Faulkner, A. (1986). Maintenance and fabrication at Fort Pentagoet
1635-1654 products of an Acadian armorer's workshop. Historical
Archaeology 20:63-
Mousette, M. (1996) The site of the Intendant's
palace in Quebec City: The changing meaning of an urban space
. Historical Archaeology 30(2):8-21.
and one
of Ewen, C. R. (1986). Fur trade archaeology: A study of frontier
hierarchies. Historical Archaeology 20: 15-
Robertson, David A., Eva MacDonald and Martin Cooper (1997). Among marshes and gneiss mounds: the archaeology of La Vase Island. Ontario Archaeologist 64: 8-38.
Scott, E. M. (1991) A feminist approach
to historical archaeology: Eighteenth-century fur trade society
at Michilimackinac. Historical Archaeology 25:42-53.
Links:
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19 October |
British North America
to 1814
The 13 Colonies and the American
Revolution
Colonial
Economy, Coinage, and Tokens
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Read: Deetz
68-88, 125-164, Orser 47-48, 233-236 plus one of:
Friedlander, A. (1991). House and barn;
The wealth of farmers, 1795-1815. Historical Archaeology
25: 15-29.
Leone, M. P. (1988) The relationship between
archaeological data and the documentary record: 18th-century
gardens in Annapolis, Maryland. Historical Archaeology
22:29-35.
Recommended: Banning,
E. (1988). Exploring Canadian Colonial Tokens.
Lab on
identifying coins & tokens (see Standard Catalogue of
Canadian Colonial Tokens)
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26 October |
Pre-Confederation Canada |
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Early
York (Toronto)
Note: A historical walk will replace class this week. Rain or shine, we will meet at the Grange Park (south of the Art Gallery of Ontario, west of OCAD) as soon as you can after 2:00 PM. If you are walking from campus, walk down St. George St., continue down Beverley (you'll pass George Brown's house on your right), continue past the AGO (Map), and the park is on your left. At 2:20 PM sharp, we will continue on to Campbell House (NW corner of University Ave. and Queen), so, if you can't make it in time to the Grange Park, go straight to Campbell House (TTC station Osgoode). We will have a tour of Campbell
House (MAP), which is a good example of a well-to-do Georgian house in 1820s York, that begins at 2:30. For those who don't have to rush back for class, we will then make our leisurely way to Osgoode Hall across the street (where we'll have a quick look inside), Scadding House near the Eaton Centre, McKenzie
House, St.
Michael's Cathedral, St.
James Cathedral, St.
Lawrence Hall, Bank
of Upper Canada, First
Post Office, York
County Courthouse, and the Daniel
Brooke Building. If you need to rush back to class, or are not up to a long (very long) walk, you may want to get a TTC day pass. Most of us, however, we'll be walking, and I expect the walking tour will end around 7:00 (most likely at the Gooderham ("Flatiron") Building. For those who are thirsty by then, there's a pub in the basement.
Recommended Reading:
Dieterman, Frank A., and Ronald Williamson (2001). Government on Fire: The History and Archaeology of Upper Canada's First Parliament Buildings. Eastendbooks, Toronto.
Filey, Mike (1996). Toronto Sketches. Toronto Sketch Series.
Robinson, C. Blackett (1885). History of Toronto and
County of York.
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2 November |
Pre-Confederation Canada
Rural
and Domestic Life
Colonial
Pottery and Agricultural Technology
"Formula
Dating" and Determining Status with Artifacts
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Read: Orser
89-116, 127-132, 137-144, 212-215, 244-246
and at
least two of:
Henry, S. L. (1991). Consumers, commodoties,
and choices: A general model of consumer behavior. Historical
Archaeology 25: 3-14.
Klein, T. H. (1991) Nineteenth-century
ceramics and models of consumer behavior. Historical Archaeology
25(2):77-91.
Missing: Miller, G. (1980) Classification and economic scaling of 19th-century ceramics - 1770-1881. Historical Archaeology
14:1-40.
Miller, G. L. (2000). Telling time for
archaeologists. Northeast Historical Archaeology 29: 1-22.
Samford, P. M. (1997). Response to a market:
Dating English underglaze transfer-printed wares. Historical
Archaeology 31(2): 1-30.
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9 November |
19th-Century Industrial
and Urban Archaeology
Railways and Canals
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Read: Orser
48-49, 74-79, 84-86, 147-148, 215-216
one of:
Cheek, C. D., and A. Frielander (1990)
Pottery and pig's feet: Space, ethnicity, and neighborhood in
Washington, D.C., 1880-1940. Historical Archaeology 24(1):34-60.
Dickens, R., and W. R. Bowen (1980) Problems
and promises in urban historical archaeology: The MARTA Project.
Historical Archaeology 14:42-57.
And read
one of:
Dent, R. J. (1986) On the archaeology of
early canals: Research on the Patowmack Canal in Great Falls,
Virginia - 1785-1828. Historical Archaeology 20(1):50-62.
Wegars, P. (1991) Who's been workin' on
the railroad?: An examination of the construction, distribution,
and ethnic origins of domed rock ovens on railroad-related sites.
Historical Archaeology 25(1):37-65.
Recommended Reading:
Ashdown, Dana William (2000). Iron
& Steam: A History of the Locomotive and Railway Car Builders
of Toronto. Robin Brass Studios.
Filey, Mike, and Victor Russell (1993).
From Horse Power to Horsepower: Toronto 1890-1930.
NOTE: There is no tour scheduled for today (sorry, I neglected to delete the previous year's tour information before now).
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16 November |
Historical Archaeology
of the West
Archaeology of Southern
Slave States and the US Civil War
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Read: Deetz
187-252, Orser 45-46, 219-220
plus one of:
Missing: Burley, D. V. (1989) Function, meaning
and context: Ambiguities in ceramic use by the Hivernant Metis
of the Northwestern Plains. Historical Archaeology 23(1):97-106.
Missing: Farris, G. (1979) "Cash" as currency:
Coins and tokens from Yreka chinatown - ca. 1644-1946. Historical
Archaeology 13:48-52.
Monks, G. G. (1992) Architectural symbolism
and non-verbal communication at Upper Fort Garry. Historical
Archaeology 26(2):37-57.
Smith, Angèle (2004). Fitting nto a new place: Irish immigrant experiences in shaping a Canadian landscape. International Journal of Historical Archaeology 8(3): 217-230.
Missing: Wylie, A. (1993) Invented lands/discovered
pasts: The westward expansion of myth and history. Historical
Archaeology 27(4):1-19.
plus one
of:
Missing: Vernon, R. (1988) 17th-century Apalachee
Colono-ware as a reflection of demography, economics, and acculturation.
Historical Archaeology 22(1):76-82.
Missing: Orser, C. E. (1992) Beneath the material
surface of things: Commodities, artifacts, and slave plantations.
Historical Archaeology 26(3):95-104.
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23 November |
20th-Century Industrial
and Urban Archaeology
Mass production, power generation, mining,
labour movements
The Tour is this week: Instead of going to class, meet at Union Station, middle of the Great Hall, about 2:05 PM. From there we'll walk to the old Toronto Street Railway stables (now the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People) on Front St East, for a 3 PM tour. For those who are able, we'll go on to the old CPR roundhouse, viewing an archaeological exhibit on the way.
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30 November |
Questions for test |
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7 December |
Final
TEST |
