Episode 224 - The Dirt Digs the Big City
This week, we're talking about urban archaeology! Archaeology in, around, and under cities. Humans have been building their living spaces on top of previous occupations for basically forever. When you translate that to a modern city environment, with every big construction project, you’ve got the possibility of encountering evidence of those previous occupations. In this episode, we cover a few examples of ways that urban archaeology adds richness to our understanding of how people in cities lived. What is a city? And importantly, is "city" the goal? Tune in to learn more!
For further reading:
Archaeology - African Burial Ground National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
The Big Dig: project background | Mass.gov
Highway to the Past: The Archaeology of Boston's Big Dig
Secrets of the Three Cranes Tavern | BU Today | Boston University
Conversations: Digging Under Beantown - Archaeology Magazine Archive
“The Basis of Civilization – Water Science?” Rodda, J. C., and Ubertini, Lucio (2004). p. 161. International Association of Hydrological Sciences (International Association of Hydrological Sciences Press 2004).
4,000-Year-Old Ceramic Drainage System Discovered in China | Sci.News
Research sheds new light on York's thriving medieval Jewish Community
http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/norman/the-1190-massacre
Archeologists discover array of Aztec artefacts under Mexico City | History News | Al Jazeera