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African-American Households from Manassas National Battlefield Park

Lost, Tossed and Found: Clues to African-American Life at Manassas National Battlefield Park

Manassas National Battlefield Park

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• 1. Introduction
• 2. What is Archeology?
• 3. What are Archeological Resources?
• 4. What do Archeologists Do?
• 5. How do Archeologists Figure Out How Old Things Are?
• 6. What are Our Personal and Professional Responsibilities?
• 7. What are Issues of Sensitivity?
• 8. Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
• 9. Use What You Know: Highlighted Case Study
  • Introduction
  • Project background
  • Why should we even care about this site?
  • What does the law have to do with this project?
  • Why did Archeologists decide to dig there?
  • What did the Archeologists actually do?
  • What do broken dishes, rusty nails and oyster shells really tell us about the people who lived at this site?
  • What happens next?
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