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Excavating Nauvoo - The Mormons and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America (Paperback)
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Excavating Nauvoo - The Mormons and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America (Paperback)
Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology
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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.
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