In small things forgotten
Subtitle: [an archaeology of early American life]
By: James Deetz ; illustrated by Amy Elizabeth Grey.
Edition: Expanded  and rev. ed.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Archaeology and history -- New England.; Archaeology and history -- Virginia.; New England -- Antiquities.; New England -- Social life and customs -- To 1775.; Virginia -- Antiquities.; Virginia -- Social life and customs -- To 1775.
Description: History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past is given new dimensions by studying the small things so often forgotten. Doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and shards of pottery (objects so plain they would never be displayed in a museum) depict the intricacies of daily life.

In this completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added a chapter addressing the influence of African culture - a culture so strong it survived the Middle Passage and the oppression of slavery - on America in the years following the settler's arrival in Jamestown, Virginia.

Simultaneously a study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied, In Small Things Forgotten colorfully depicts a world hundreds of years in the past through the details of ordinary living.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.
Subtitle from cover.