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- Excavating Nauvoo: The Mormons and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
- Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology
summary
This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the late 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. -
- Copyright Page
- pp. -
- Table of Contents
- pp. -
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv- xvii
- Series Editors’ Introduction
- pp. xix-xxi
- Introduction
- pp. 1- 11
- 2. The Rise of Nauvoo Restoration, Inc.
- pp. 53-128
- 3. Interpretive Conflict at Nauvoo
- pp. 129-191
- 4. Historical Archaeology at Nauvoo
- pp. 193-289
- Appendix: Chronology of Nauvoo Excavations
- pp. 307-310
- Bibliography
- pp. 358-370
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803228351
Related ISBN(s)
9780803218932
MARC Record
OCLC
794700537
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No