College of New Jersey: Everyday Items Unearthed by Hands-on Archaeological Field Work Yield Published Academic Research - and a Glimpse Into the Past
December 01, 2023
December 01, 2023
EWING, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news:
Everyday objects can open windows to the past; so it was with a hoop skirt found underneath the attic floorboards of the Colonial-era William Green farmhouse on TCNJ's campus.
The cage crinoline -- along with other items including the barrel-band of a rifle, a shoe, and some ceramics -- was discovered in an archaeological field study of the house led by Assistant Professor of Anth . . .
Everyday objects can open windows to the past; so it was with a hoop skirt found underneath the attic floorboards of the Colonial-era William Green farmhouse on TCNJ's campus.
The cage crinoline -- along with other items including the barrel-band of a rifle, a shoe, and some ceramics -- was discovered in an archaeological field study of the house led by Assistant Professor of Anth . . .