by Amy Simpson | Apr 13, 2016 | Consumption, Eighteenth Century, Household, Houston-LeCompt, Pearlware
Featured Fragment – Mended Pearlware Tea Bowl By Kerry S. González Several hundreds of years before tea was being consumed in the Americas (and even Britain), it was widely consumed in Asia. European traders residing in Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth...
by Amy Simpson | Feb 24, 2016 | Eighteenth-century dairy, Eighteenth-century dwelling
Featured Fragment – The Armstrong-Rogers Well Pump By Joseph Blondino and Kerry S. Gonzalez During a data recovery at the Armstrong-Rogers site, a mid-eighteenth through late-nineteenth century domestic site in Delaware, Dovetail Cultural Resource Group excavated a...
by Amy Simpson | Dec 21, 2015 | dolls, Entertainment, Household, Toys
Featured Fragment – Houston-LeCompt archaeological site’s dolls For hundreds of years, dolls have been a staple in homes with young children. When discovered archaeologically, these playthings reveal much about the culture of those who played with them. ...
by Amy Simpson | Jan 28, 2015 | Clocks, Household
Featured Fragment – Houston-LeCompt Site clock parts Clocks have been an integral role in the home for centuries. Measuring time was needed for many aspects of home life but clocks were also used to display status. As Richardson Wright said in 1927, “It is said that...
