Urban and Industrial Archaeology
Commercial Archaeology
Commercial archaeology focuses on the material culture aspects of commerce and transportation.
Five Points Site
The Five Points site is an urban archaeology site located under the streets of modern day New York City. Five Points was a notorious slum and center of vice in the 19th century; archaeological investigations there have shed some light into this dim corner of American history.
Harris Matrix
The Harris Matrix is a tool developed by British archaeologist Edward Cecil Harris in 1973 to assist in the examination and interpretation of the stratigraphy of archaeological sites.
How Do Ancient Cities Become Buried?
How do ancient cities become buried? Archaeologists working in modern and ancient cities face the same problems with layers and layers of ancient ruins of cities stacked up like a layer cake over the centuries called stratigraphy. But how does this come to be?
Ind-Arch
An electronic discussion list, to encourage discussion within the area of Industrial Archaeology - it aims to help establish links between fieldwork, research, individuals and establishments.
Industrial Archaeology
A brief definition of industrial archaeology from the Dictionary of Archaeology.
Ironbridge Valley, United Kingdom
The Ironbridge valley in England is considered the heartland of the Industrial Revolution.
Lee Street, Alexandria
Urban archaeology beneath a parking lot in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, has located the foundation of 18th and 19th century businesses, including shipping wharves, hospital, bakery, and taverns.
Michael Rix
In 1955, British historian Michael Rix at the University of Birmingham was one of the fathers of industrial archaeology.
Mining History Network
A collection of links to the business of mining, from the University of Exeter.
Society for Industrial Archaeology
has its headquarters at Michigan Tech University.
Urban Archaeology in Beirut
Extensive investigations under the streets of the modern city of Beirut, Lebanon, has discovered much about the Hellenistic and Mamluk period cultures.
Urban Archaeology
The branch of archaeological science called urban archaeology is concerned with the study of cities.
Where do Urban Archaeologists Dig?
Investigating within the city of New York is a tricky business.