"Time and Place: The Archeology of the Eddy Site"
by: Victoria Bunker, PhD
The
New Hampshire Archeologist
Volume 46-47, Number 1, 2006-2007
David R. Starbuck, Editor
From the Preface:
Amoskeag Falls, Manchester, New Hampshire, is home to a dozen ancient archeological sites that have been found on the terraces ab ove the Merrimack River as well as on the islands in the channel. The best known sites include the Neville and Smyth sites on the east bank, the Fishing Island site below the falls, and the Table Lands site on the west bank. Among these is the Eddy site, known for generations and described here....
The story of the Eddy site is the story of the people who lived there
thousands of years ago and left behind artifacts, features and other objects
that constitute the archeological record. While the Eddy site belongs
to these people and the story of the site is their story, I have used
my training as an archeologist to interpret site data and describe aspects
of past life at the Eddy site. What I have presented in this volume of
The New Hampshire Archeologist is based on the data available
to me in order to give you some information about the Eddy site, based
on material culture, artifact patterns and current knowledge. Many other
stories
were lived and told out loud during the past occupation of the site. These
stories were not written down, word by word, line by line, page by page.
The writing of this text is my way to share observations derived from
archeological data to give a glimpse of the time and the place.
Time and place are all encompassing themes of this
Bulletin and individual chapters reflect various aspects of the site’s
chronicle.
Victoria Bunker, PhD
The
photo plates from the Eddy Site report are available for downloading:
Plates 31 - 119
Plates 120 -244
Plates 245 -280
(pottery sherds)
The Eddy Site Volume 46-47 is available for $20.00
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