A community's roots

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The details of an excavation that was conducted in Wye House Farm, a 350-year-old plantation in Maryland are presented. The excavations revealed substantial information about a slave community that thrived in the area.

Author: Patel, Samir S.
Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 2006
Management dynamics, Maryland, Management, Company business management, Excavations (Archaeology), Plantations, Slave life

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The slum and the sacred

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The degradation of several ancient statues at the Jogeshwari Cave in Mumbai due to water seepage and neglect is discussed.

Author: Patel, Samir S.
Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 2007
India, Protection and preservation, Caves, Statues

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Letter from Bahia: diamond rush

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This article decribes the evidence of diamond mining left by miners of the 19th century in the Bahia region of Brazil.

Author: Patel, Samir S.
Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 2007
Brazil, Gem Diamonds, All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining, Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, Discovery and exploration, Natural resources, Diamond mining, 19th century AD, Bahia, Brazil

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