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The Hawkshaw Project: Urban Archaeology and History in Pensacola, Florida
Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), 42nd (Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 11/07/1985–11/09/1985)
Abstract
The Hawkshaw Project was an urban archaeological and historical noncompliance project funded by the Gulf Power Company to preserve the information of the past occupations of an 11-acre area of a downtown working class neighborhood prior to the construction of an executive building complex. The archaeological deposits included a single-component Deptford site (mean date 178 AD) with 144 refuse pits, some of which appear to be organized into "clusters" and may be the remains of separate "living groups". The historical component was characterized by residential lots with features, especially refuse pits, dating from the post-Civil War to the present. The project was designed to benefit the scholarly and public audiences equally. The public products include a documentary film, a book for the layman, a package for the public school system and exhibits in the new building. This project has spurred public interest and a City archaeological program to identify and protect the City's archaeological resources.
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- Title
- The Hawkshaw Project: Urban Archaeology and History in Pensacola, Florida
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Conference
- Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), 42nd (Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 11/07/1985–11/09/1985)
- Identifiers
- 99380565894006600
- Academic Unit
- University of West Florida; College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities
- Language
- English