Exam 14: Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

While historical archaeology is currently one of the most important directions in current archaeology, its development occurred much later in time than did prehistoric archaeology; the earliest historic archaeological excavations did not take place until the mid-20th century.

Modern plantation and slave archaeology is usually aimed at architectural reconstruction, with public education focused on the genteel antebellum way of life, now a thing of the past.

Research at Mulberry Row helps us understand

The monument honoring the events that occurred at the Battle of the Little Bighorn differs today from when it was erected in 1881 in that:

How does contemporary historical archaeology differ from its prehistoric counterpart?

Archaeological investigation of the battlefield at Little Bighorn was able to determine combatant positions and movements. How was this accomplished?

Early plantation archaeology (prior to the 1960s) was primarily aimed at:

Which of the following is true of historical archaeology today?

Bioarchaeological analysis of the burials from the African Burial Ground site in New York City showed that:

Although slavery is mostly thought of as a southern institution, it was also deeply engrained in the north; the African Burial Ground in downtown New York City contains the remains of between 10,000 and 20,000 people that were buried there during the 1700s.

The study of human behavior through material remains, for which written history in some way affects its interpretation, is:

The Ludlow Tent Camp excavation showed that the Colorado National Guard were wrong about the existence of

Custer's "last stand" was immortalized in several paintings created in the 1890s by both Native Americans and white American settlers. The images created by the American whites generally show:

Why are there so few African Americans doing archaeology?

The earliest explorations in historical archaeology were conducted to:

A major concern of modern historical archaeology is uncovering the histories of disenfranchised groups whose histories have often been ignored or incorrectly recorded.

Blakey's research team organized to study the African burial Ground in New York included

The re-examination of the Battle of the Little Big Horn documented that, as was commonly believed by American settlers at the time, Custer and his men had indeed fought calmly and in a controlled manner, well-disciplined to the end.

American historical archaeologists work to recover the history of communities by excavating the immigrant communities of

What was archaeological investigation of the battlefield at Little Bighorn able to conclude about the nature of the battle?