Abstract
This chapter analyzes three major factors which affected eighteenth-century archaeological ceramic assemblages in New York. Seven sites were studied. Four are rural. Three are in lower Manhattan, the location of colonial New York City and the colony’s major port. The following were considered:
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Market access
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Socioeconomic status
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The specific historic events which occurred at each site
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Baugher, S., Venables, R.W. (1987). Ceramics as Indicators of Status and Class in Eighteenth-Century New York. In: Spencer-Wood, S.M. (eds) Consumer Choice in Historical Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9817-3_2
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