Excavations (Archaeology) -- New Jersey
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
An analysis of petalas blade caches in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, 2011
Item — Call number MU Thesis Gra
Identifier: b4175555
Abstract
Caches of argillite bifaces, which are often referred to as petalas blades, have been discovered across much of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and other Middle Atlantic states. Some of these discoveries are recent; however, many significant finds were made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Some of the these caches have been previously analyzed; however, many have not. This study employs Geographic Information Systems and detailed analysis of these blades to better...
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
Charles Rau and the Keyport shell heap : understanding New Jersey's first archaeological excavation in its historic context, 2009
Item — Call number MU Thesis McH
Identifier: b2195473
Introduction [excerpts]
This thesis is a historical study of Charles Rau, a curator of archaeology at the National Museum of Natural History, and his archaeological excavation of the Keyport shell heaps. The purpose of this thesis is to examine Rau's role in the history of American archaeology and examine his excavations at the shell heaps in their historical contenxt. While Rau was widely known during his life, it appears that the perceived importance of his work has diminished over the years among historians...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
Of myth and brick : examining the legendary Pasadena Terra Cotta Company, 2003
Item — Call number MU Thesis Wie
Identifier: b2088740
Abstract
This paper examines the history and folklore associated with a ruined industrial complex in the New Jersey Pine Barrens commonly known as the Pasedena Terra Cotta Company. Through mapping of the site and extensive historical research it appears that the site is not a terra cotta factory at all, but rather an early twentieth century brickworks associated with the Brooksbrae Brick Company. The site is important as both a well-preserved and highly visible archaeological site and as a well...
Dates:
2003
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
Pre-contact archaeology at the William Trent House: a site-specific analysis and regional synthesis of Native American occupation in Trenton, NJ, 2019
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ada
Identifier: b7930094
Abstract
In 2019, Monmouth University's summer achaeological field school was conducted at the William Trent House in Trenton, NJ in collaboration with Hunter Research, Inc. This project supplemented earlier work by Hunter Research. These investigations revealed a robust prehistoric component that remains largely intact beneath layers of historic fill. An analysis of Native American material recovered from disturbed fills and natural soils reveals a primarily Late Archaic - Transnational Period...
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
The Clark-Watson site : an archaeological exploration of colonial Perth Amboy, 2019
Item — Call number MU Thesis Cav
Identifier: b7929034
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...
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
The importance of revisiting artifact assemblages : a case study of the Turkey Swamp Site (28-Mo-305), 2016
Item — Call number MU Thesis Myd
Identifier: b7668303
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...
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
The lost and forgotten : a bioarchaeological analysis of the unidentified human remains of Saint Peter's Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 2015
Item — Call number MU Thesis El-R
Identifier: b7667211
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to analyze a collection of commingled skeletal remains and one articulated burial that were excavated in 1960 from Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and determine their probably [sic] identities. Previous scholars believed these remains represented the family members or servants of Scottish Proprietor David Mudie, whose plantation was once where the church currently resides. The purpose of this study...
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
The ruins in the woods : the history of the legendary Pasadena Terra Cotta Company, 2003
Item — Call number MU Thesis Wie
Identifier: b2088744
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University...
Dates:
2003
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
Through the window glass : an analysis of 19th-Century flat glass from the Morven Greenhouse, Princeton, New Jersey, 2018
Item — Call number MU Thesis Hel
Identifier: b7929086
Abstract
Flat glass samples were obtained from six individual layers from the Morven Greenhouse excavations by Hunter Research in Princeton, New Jersey. The glass was used to assess the validity of previous window glass thickness dating techniques and to propose a similar dating model for this site and perhaps the broader region. Three conclusions were made because of this analysis; first, glass can have a bigger role in historical archaeology than it currently has, and that glass can tell a large...
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives