MARCH 2005 NUMBER 60 CONTENTS SHA and CNEHA Honor SHA and CNEHA Honor Paul Huey and Lois Feister 1 CALL FOR PAPERS 4 Paul Huey and Lois Feister UPDATE--Northeast Historical Archaeology 4 NEW CNEHA BIBLIOGRAPHY 5 Paul Huey and Lois Feister received an SHA Award of NEWSLETTER EDITOR'S REPORT 5 Merit at the SHA meetings in Providence, Rhode Island, in NEW EXHIBITION: Mummies from January 2003. They were honored for their important con- the British Museum 6 NEW RESEARCH ON AN OLD OBJECT 7 tributions to historical archaeology in the Northeast, espe- CNEHA 2004 CONFERENCE REPORT 9 cially in New York State. In 1996, Paul and Lois received NINTH ANNUAL STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION 10 CNEHA’s first award for excellence in service to CNEHA. GEOPHYSICS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY 10 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS 11 Retrospect on the CURRENT RESEARCH 11 Maine 11 Archaeological Contributions of Connecticut 12 Paul Huey and Lois Feister Vermont 14 New York 14 by Sherene Baugher Maryland 15 Landscape Architecture Department Newfoundland & Labrador 17 Cornell University Nova Scotia 22 ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL 23 Paul Huey and Lois Feister have been adding to the foun- MISSING MEMBERS 23 dations of historical archaeology for well over a quarter of a century. Their most notable contributions have been in mili- COUNCIL FOR NORTHEAST tary sites archaeology, Dutch archaeology, and colonial stud- HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY ies. They have excavated military sites from the 17th to 19th Chairman: Karen Metheny centuries but are probably best known for their work on Newsletter Editor: David Starbuck Revolutionary War sites in New York State. They were P.O. Box 492 actively involved in CNEHA’s publications on military sites Chestertown, New York 12817-0492 and in the symposiums at conferences during the bicentenni- Tel. & Fax: (518) 494-5583 al celebration and beyond. Their work has demonstrated Email: [email protected] how archaeology can provide insights into the construction CNEHA Has a Permanent Address for Its Website: of fortifications and is useful in the interpretation of these http://www.smcm.edu/cneha New York State forts, including most recently the stabiliza- tion and preservation of the ruins of Fort Montgomery (a Northeast Historical Archaeology seeks manuscripts dealing State Historic site), which opened to the public in October with historical archaeology in the Northeast region, including 2002. Paul’s work has also yielded information on battle and field reports, artifact studies, and analytical presentations (e.g., defense strategies. physical anthropology, palynology, faunal analysis, etc.). We Lois has certainly excavated more than her share of mil- also welcome commentary and opinion pieces. To submit a manuscript or request preparation of manuscript guidelines, itary sites but she has focused on the quality of life of the sol- write to David B. Landon, Anthropology Department, dier and the living conditions within the forts rather than on University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, glorious military campaigns. She has evaluated the differ- Boston, MA 02125. [email protected] ences in the living conditions of the enlisted men and the officers. 1 OFFICERS OF CNEHA EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIR JOURNAL and MONOGRAPH EDITOR Karen Metheny David B. Landon 367 Burroughs Rd. University of Massachusetts Boston Boxborough, MA USA 0719 Anthropology Department Home: (978) 263-1753 100 Morrissey Boulevard E-mail: [email protected] Boston, MA USA 02125 Work: (617) 287-6835 VICE-CHAIR Fax: (617) 287-6857 Meta Janowitz E-mail: [email protected] 3 Moore Rd. Montville, NJ USA 07045 AT LARGE BOARD MEMBERS Work:(609) 499-3447 Nancy J. Brighton Fax: (609) 499-3516 24 Maplewood Drive E-mail: [email protected] Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Work: (917) 790-8703 EXECUTIVE VICE-CHAIR (USA) Fax: (212) 264-6040 Ed Morin E-mail: [email protected] URS Corporation 561 Cedar Lane. Katherine Dinnel Florence, NJ USA 08518 5985 Broomes Island Rd. Work: (609) 499-3447 Fax: (609) 499-3516 Port Republic, MD USA 20676 E-mail: [email protected] Work: (410) 586-8538 Fax: (410) 586-8503 EXECUTIVE VICE-CHAIR (Canada) E-mail: [email protected] Joseph Last P.O. Box 1961 Joan H. Geismar Cornwall, Ontario 40 East 83rd Street CANADA, K6H6N7 New York, NY USA 10028 Home: (212) 734-6512 Work: (613) 938-5902 Fax: (212) 650-1521 E-mail:[email protected] E-mail: [email protected] TREASURER and MEMBERSHIP LIST Paul Huey Sara Mascia 537 Boght Rd. 16 Colby Lane Cohoes, NY USA 12047 Briarcliff Manor, NY USA 10510 Work: (518) 237-8643, ext. 3209 Home: (914) 762-0773 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Stephen F. Mills SECRETARY Archaeology Unit Dena Doroszenko Dept. of Anthropology Ontario Heritage Foundation Memorial University 10 Adelaide St., E. St. John's, Newfoundland Toronto, Ontario Canada A1A 5S7 CANADA M5C 1J3 Work: (709) 737-8923 Work: (416) 325-5038 Fax: (709) 737-2374 Fax: (416) 325-5071 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail:[email protected] Elizabeth S. Peña SECRETARY-ELECT Director and Professor Ellen Blaubergs Art Conservation Department 2 Petherwin Place, RR1 Buffalo State College Hawkestone, ON 1300 Elmwood Avenue Canada L0L 1T0 Buffalo, New York 14222 Home: (705) 326 - 2071 Work: (716) 878-4366 E-mail:: [email protected] Fax(716) 878-5039 E-mail:[email protected] NEWSLETTER EDITOR David Starbuck Gerard Scharfenberger P.O. Box 492 Louis Berger Group Chestertown, NY USA 12817 120 Halsted Street Home: (518) 494-5583 East Orange, NJ USA 07019 Fax: (518) 494-5583 Work: (973).678.1960 X770 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Richard Veit Dept. of Anthropology/ Sociology Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ USA 07764 Work: (613) 938-5902 E-mail: [email protected] 2 advice has influenced the thinking and writing of numerous scholars, such as Meta Janowitz and her work on Dutch genre paintings. Early in Paul’s career he became involved in Dutch stud- ies by excavating (in present day Albany) the remains of 17th century Fort Orange before the fort site was destroyed to build a highway. He has been instrumental in organizing meetings between archaeologists who are studying similar period Dutch sites in Albany, New York City and Holland. In the 1980s, he was involved in a major exhibit on Dutch life- ways and culture at the Albany Institute of History and Art. Lois too has had her share of work on Dutch sites, especial- ly a multiyear project at Crailo, a landmark 17th-century Dutch site near Albany. Both Paul and Lois have worked tirelessly to preserve Dutch sites in New York State. Dutch and military sites are not the only ones that inter- est Lois and Paul. Lois has been interested in charitable institutions. She excavated a 19th century orphanage in Reginald Bolton, an early twentieth century archaeolo- Albany housed at the Schuyler mansion, and analyzed the gist, wrote extensively about the role of military sites archae- material objects from the orphanage. This work took her into ologists and their contributions to military history. Charles complex topics on childhood, the meanings of games, and Fisher noted that one of Bolton’s comments could apply to the institutional care of the poor. Her article on the orphan- the work of Lois and Paul: age at the Schuyler mansion (in Northeast Historical “…we believe that the vision that we have helped to Archaeology, vol. 20) is one of the earliest articles published open, of some of the events of the strenuous throes of our in North America on almshouses and charitable institutions. dear country’s liberty, will be welcome not only as a Paul also shares this interest in the care and treatment of the reminder of our forefathers’ determination and suffering, but poor. He worked on the excavation of the Albany almshouse as an illustration of the futility of warfare and oppression” with Elizabeth Pena and archaeologists from Hartgen (Bolton 1916: 5-6). Associates. Paul has provided an elaborate overview of the To that quote Lois would add the importance of the role of archaeology of 17th and 18th-century almshouses in our foremothers. Charles Fisher (2003:12) noted that: England, Holland, and the United States (see the “Paul and Lois have made lasting contributions through their International Journal of Historical Archaeology, vol. 5, no. efforts to understand the violent origins of our nation, but 2). avoiding the celebratory ‘drum and guns’ history of Paul and Lois have excavated urban sites, rural sites, American conflicts.” farmsteads, mansions, military sites and church sites. They Paul and Lois have written numerous reports and articles have excavated all over New York State and have done com- on the non-glorious side of war including investigating the parative research regionally and abroad. Throughout their life of the ordinary soldier. careers they have always been most generous in sharing their As the archaeologists at New York State Historic Sites information, and helping students and scholars. Lois and Bureau, Lois and Paul have had wonderful opportunities to Paul are still expanding their work, so this commentary is by excavate many important state-owned sites, including the no means a complete retrospective but rather a view of the homes of influential colonial families such as Sir William dynamic, changing, and ever continuing influence of Paul Johnson, head of Indian Affairs for the British. Lois also and Lois on the field of historical archaeology. undertook extensive research on Molly Brant, an Iroquois matriarch and the “significant other” of Sir William Johnson. Note: Molly Brant was a cultural power broker with great skill in At the SHA meetings CNEHA sponsored a special sym- leadership and diplomacy; she was a role model for Indian posium in honor of Paul and Lois.