Digging in the City of Brotherly Love by Rebecca Yamin

Digging in the City of Brotherly Love by Rebecca Yamin

Beneath the city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of its residents. This book explores eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia through the findings of archaeological excavations, sharing with readers the excitement of digging into the past and reconstructing the lives of earlier inhabitants of the city.

“Better than any previous study of urban archaeology, Rebecca Yamin’s Digging in the City of Brotherly Love shows how the buried detritus of a colonial city can yield new insights into the lives of eighteenth-century lives at every social levelRarely have pot sherds, chicken bones, and broken bottles been made to speak to us so compellingly about their owners' values and position in the new nation.”—Gary Nash, University of California, Los Angeles -- Gary Nash

“Yamin gives us a delightful romp through the invisible world of Philadelphia. Hers is an important book and one which will be sought out by all devotees of urban archaeology and material culture.”—David Orr, Temple University

-- David Orr

"Yamin examines all the principal excavations undertaken in Philadelphia since 1992 and selected earlier ones, transforming historical writings, images, trash, and landscape features into the people who wrote, made, and used them."—Lu Ann De Cunzo, University of Delaware

-- Lu Ann De Cunzo

“Rebecca Yamin charts a course between historical scholarship and the storyteller’s craft with tales of the ordinary people who lived in the shadow of America’s iconic places. From the parlor artifacts of an 18th century civil servant to a prison escape tunnel, archaeologists take an ‘inside out’ view that’s full of unexpected insights into ‘we the people.’” —Adrian Praetzellis, author of Death by Theory: A Tale of Archaeological Mystery and Theory

-- Adrian Praetzellis

“Yamin crafts fascinating glimpses of Philadelphia past and present, weaving archaeological and historical evidence into compelling, richly textured narratives introducing us to the city, its citizens, and its archaeologists.”—Mary C. Beaudry, author of Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing

-- Mary C. Beaudry

“A fascinating book! Yamin’s archaeological stories reveal Philadelphia’s past as more nuanced than the Liberty Bell alone.  Here are artisans, Irish immigrants, ‘fallen’ women, and even George Washington’s enslaved Africans.”—Diana diZerega Wall, co-author of Unearthing Gotham: The Archaeology of New York City

-- Diana diZerega Wall

Rebecca Yamin is a historical archaeologist with John Milner Associates, Inc. She specializes in urban archaeology and has conducted extensive research in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City and in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. She lives in Philadelphia.

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ISBN 13	9780300100914
ISBN 10	0300100914
Title	Digging in the City of Brotherly Love
Author	Rebecca Yamin
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2008-08-29
Number of pages	264
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