Browsing Anthropology by Author "Ewen, Charles R., 1956-"
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Investigations into the Oldest Standing Structure in North Carolina
Idol, Coy Jacob (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)In 2010, Steven and Linda Lane purchased 304 East Queen Street, Edenton, North Carolina. While renovating the structure they discovered that it was much older than previously thought. The results of a dendrochronology ... -
LAKE PHELPS DUGOUT LOG CANOES: CONSERVATION, RETREATMENT, AND PUBLIC DISPLAY
Gilman, Michell J. (East Carolina University, 2016-03-17)During the latter part of the 1980s, nearly thirty prehistoric dugout log canoes were discovered at Lake Phelps, in eastern North Carolina. Of those reported, four of these canoes were retrieved and conserved with a sugar ... -
Moseley's Life in Ruins: The Excavation of Lot 34 and its Structural Remains at Brunswick Town
Gutierrez, Grace D. (East Carolina University, 2018-06-18)During excavations at Brunswick Town in 1959, an anomalous feature was uncovered and interpreted as a rammed earth foundation on politician Edward Moseley's property. However, it was never fully investigated. This style ... -
New Data, Old Methods : A Functional Analysis of Colonial Era Structures on the "Wooten-Marnan Lot" at Brunswick Town, North Carolina
Gabriel, Jennifer L. (East Carolina University, 2012)Two archaeological features, N26 and N29, at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site were originally located and minimally excavated by Stanley South in the late 1950s. Historical documents and limited excavations ... -
AN OSTEOBIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FOSCUE PLANTATION BURIAL VAULT, POLLOCKSVILLE, JONES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Seeman, Melinda (East Carolina University, 2011)In 2010, an early nineteenth-century vault was excavated on Foscue Plantation in eastern North Carolina as part an of ongoing archaeological research project. According to historical records, three individuals were interred ... -
Put This in Your Pipe and Smoke it : An Evaluation of Tobacco Pipe Stem Dating Methods
McMillan, Lauren K. (East Carolina University, 2010)There are currently three formula dating techniques available to archaeologists studying 17th and 18th century sites using imported English clay tobacco pipe stems based on Harrington's histogram of time periods; Binford's ... -
QR Codes and the Public: Tools for Education at Historic Brunswick Town
Byrnes, Kimberly (East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)Public interpretation is an integral aspect of the archaeological process, and modern technology has made it easier than ever to communicate information with the general public. Technological advancements have been an aid ... -
Research Design of Fort Anderson
Hildebran, Daniel (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)The purpose of this thesis is to produce a research design for Fort Anderson, a State Historic Site on the west bank of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The thesis opens with the history of Fort ... -
Revisiting the Port of Brunswick : A Research Design for the Waterfront of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, Winnabow, North Carolina
Smith, Hannah P. (East Carolina University, 2014)Since the fall of 2010, a series of colonial period wharves and other features have been revealed as a result of erosion along the banks of the Cape Fear River at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow, ... -
REVISITING THE PUBLIC STRUCTURE ARTIFACT PATTERN: CULTURAL PATTERNING AT TWO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GOVERNMENT SITES
Willoughby, Welsey R (2007-05)This thesis presents a comparison of the artifact assemblages from two eighteenth century government sites: Delaware's Old State House of 1787 located in Dover, Delaware; and The Chowan County Courthouse of 1767 located ... -
Rubble Along the Road: Determining the Function and Date of Occupation for a Structure on Orton Plantation
Nimmo, Wesley (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)There is little known about the daily lives of the enslaved and tenant farming African Americans who lived in the Lower Cape Fear region of North Carolina during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Even on the larger ... -
The Curious Case of Construction: A Uniquely Built Wharf at Brunswick/Fort Anderson
Byrd, Stephanie M. (East Carolina University, 2018-08-06)The waterfront area of Brunswick Town, a small but important transatlantic port on the Cape Fear River, was a major shipping and commercial center for southeastern North Carolina. The major export of tar, pitch, and ... -
Under the Sand Dunes : the Search for the Eliason House and the Socioeconomic Status of its Inhabitants
Robbins, Valerie D. (East Carolina University, 2014)The Eliason House was built for Fort Macon's commanding officer and family on Bogue Banks, North Carolina. The house stood for 35 years before being burned early in the Civil War and, until 2001, no systematic excavations ...