Excavating Nauvoo : the Mormons and the rise of historical archaeology in America
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Excavating Nauvoo : the Mormons and the rise of historical archaeology in America
（Critical studies in the history of anthropology series）
University of Nebraska Press, c2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-370) and index
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Description
This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword by Robert L. Schuyler
Acknowledgements
Series Editors' Introduction
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Origins of the Restoration of Nauvoo
Chapter 2: The Rise of Nauvoo Restoration, Inc.
Chapter 3: Interpretive Conflict in Nauvoo
Chapter 4: Historical Archaeology in Nauvoo
Chapter 5: The Nauvoo Excavations and the Development of Historical Archaeology in America
Appendix: Chronology of Nauvoo Excavations
Notes
Bibliography Index
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