Philadelphia Stories
Subtitle: Digging in the CIty of Brotherly Love
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: March 11, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780300100914
Description: "Beneath the modern city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of residents long forgotten. This intriguing 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." "Urban archaeologist Rebecca Yamin describes the major excavations that have been undertaken since 1992 as part of the redevelopment of Independence Mall and surrounding areas, explaining how archaeologists gather and use raw data to learn more about the ordinary people whose lives were never recorded in history books."--Jacket.