Abstract This research focuses on an assemblage of 19th-century artifacts recovered from the Smith Pottery Works located in Norwalk, Connecticut unearthed by archivist and amateur archaeologist William Asadorian, and colleagues in 2012. Between 1825 and 1888, Smith Pottery Works was a leading distributor of ceramics in Connecticut. Smith Pottery Works was known for making redware and stoneware ceramics, most of which were utilitarian-type vessels. What is known of the...

Abstract Perth Amboy is a city with a rich and significant history that often gets overshadowed by its famous neighbors, New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. Its original occupancy stretches back thousands of years to the Native populations who dominated New Jersey territory up until the Contact period. By the seventeenth century, Perth Amboy was populated by Scottish, English, and Dutch immigrants who formed Perth Amboy into the city we know today. This thesis is an analysis of the artifact...

Abstract The re-visitation and analysis of a previously excavated site and its artifact assemblage is something that is not always as common as it should be. This thesis will examine the importance of revisiting artifact assemblages through a single case study that follows the story of some particular archaeological site, its artifact collection, and its importance to the Middle Atlantic region of the United States's prehistory. The importance of revisiting artifact assemblages is examined through...