Date of Award
12-1988
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. William Cremin
Second Advisor
Dr. Robert "Jack" Smith
Third Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Baldwin-Garland
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Patterns relating to refuse disposal practices during the middle to late 19th century in New Orleans are revealed through the analysis of artifacts from the Robin Street Nuisance Wharf site 16 OR 116. Various analyses allow chronological, economic, and behavioral patterns to be discerned. Intrasite patterns are compared on an intersite basis in an attempt to interpret refuse disposal behavior on a citywide basis. Historic documents are used to supplement archeological data and aid in the delineation of chronology and the economic and social makeup of those groups contributing to the archeological record. Observations are used as a basis for developing interpretations of a processual nature.
Recommended Citation
Wojtala, James M., "Patterns of Refuse Disposal in New Orleans During the Middle to Late 19th Century" (1988). Masters Theses. 1190.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1190