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Papers by Carolyn White
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury co... more Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury contexts during excavations at the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. These artifacts provide insight into the clothing and accessories worn by members of the three households that resided in the Warner House during the 18th and early-19th centuries. The visual appearance of the residents communicates information about gender and class affiliations on an individual basis and also places the individuals as members of larger gender and class groupings.
Historical Archaeology, 2013
Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological ... more Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological horizon in rural parts of the islands. Ranching facilitated the evolution of folk societies of cowboys (paniolo) who incorporated Hawaiian language and values in daily working activities despite the multiethnic origins and nontraditional occupations of the workers. The archaeology of these communities in upland pastures of the Humu'ula district on the eastern slopes of Hawai'i Island is presented herein. The study provides an enhanced understanding of the evolution of colonial identities through multiple scales of analysis, including social, economic, and environmental responses of the rise of industrial capitalism, trends in vernacular architecture, engendered analyses of living floors, and microhistories embedded in individual artifacts.
The Burning Man Festival and the Archaeology of Ephemeral and Temporary Gatherings
Oxford Handbooks Online, 2013
In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then... more In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then remove all traces of a city that holds upwards of 50,000 participants (as of 2011). The city is built in August each year, fully occupied for one week, and then removed completely over the course of the following month. Using traditional archaeological methods along with ethnographic approaches and participant observation, the project has explored the construction and inhabitation of this city before, during, and after its use. This project focuses on the materiality of Burning Man, aiming to examine the material dimensions of the festival and its significance for those who create, reside in, and deconstruct Black Rock City, a temporary and, ultimately, ephemeral site.
Single Shoes and Individual Lives: The Mill Creek Shoe Project
The Materiality of Individuality, 2009
... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ce... more ... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Vass and Molnár, 2000; Pratt and Woolley, 1999; Rexford, 2000 ... The first form is the split-vamp shoe, a simple shoe constructed from a single piece of leather attached to a sole. ...
Individual, Archaeology of in Prehistory
Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2008
Archaeologists by necessity move between the general and specific in excavating individual sites ... more Archaeologists by necessity move between the general and specific in excavating individual sites and relating those sites to broader interpretations and generalizing observations of the past over vast spaces and time periods. The archaeological record consists of materials made, used, lost, broken, and abandoned by individuals, and the role of the individual as a component of causality is widely recognized as a key factor in the creation of archaeological sites. The individual scale has been taken up by some, but larger scales of analysis are often preferred by archaeologists on account of many difficulties and restrictions that exist on the individual scale. Preservation conditions are often incompatible with the individual scale, making differentiation between occupation episodes elusive and the fine-grained analysis that the individual scale demands evasive. In a different sense, the individual scale has been rejected by other archaeologists who prefer to strive for broader, more general (and more widely applicable) interpretations about the past.
Archaeologies of Materiality
Museum Anthropology, 2007
Introduction: Objects, Scale, and Identity Entangled
Three elements – objects, scale, and identity – are entangled in the chapters in this collection.... more Three elements – objects, scale, and identity – are entangled in the chapters in this collection. The authors have been tasked to center both material culture and the scale of the individual in their interpretations of the archaeological record. Archaeologists have always prioritized material things in the study of the past; the artifact is central to the archaeological endeavor. Nonetheless,
Northeast Historical Archaeology, 2004
Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury co... more Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury contexts during excavations at the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. These artifacts provide insight into the clothing and accessories worn by members of the three households that resided in the Warner House during the 18th and early-19th centuries. The visual appearance of the residents communicates information about gender and class affiliations on an individual basis and also places the individuals as members of larger gender and class groupings.
The Burning Man festival and the archaeology of ephemeral and temporary gatherings
In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then... more In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then remove all traces of a city that holds upwards of 50,000 participants (as of 2011). The city is built in August each year, fully occupied for one week, and then removed completely over the course of the following month. Using traditional archaeological methods along with ethnographic approaches and participant observation, the project has explored the construction and inhabitation of this city before, during, and after its use. This project focuses on the materiality of Burning Man, aiming to examine the material dimensions of the festival and its significance for those who create, reside in, and deconstruct Black Rock City, a temporary and, ultimately, ephemeral site.
Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological ... more Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological horizon in rural parts of the islands. Ranching facilitated the evolution of folk societies of cowboys (paniolo) who incorporated Hawaiian language and values in daily working activities despite the multiethnic origins and nontraditional occupations of the workers. The archaeology of these communities in upland pastures of the Humu'ula district on the eastern slopes of Hawai'i Island is presented herein. The study provides an enhanced understanding of the evolution of colonial identities through multiple scales of analysis, including social, economic, and environmental responses of the rise of industrial capitalism, trends in vernacular architecture, engendered analyses of living floors, and microhistories embedded in individual artifacts.
Single Shoes and Individual Lives: The Mill Creek Shoe Project
... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ce... more ... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Vass and Molnár, 2000; Pratt and Woolley, 1999; Rexford, 2000 ... The first form is the split-vamp shoe, a simple shoe constructed from a single piece of leather attached to a sole. ...
“Beholden to Foreign Countries”: Trade and Clothing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Page 1. 113 7.1 Introduction Clothing is a commodity like any other. It is an object that is prod... more Page 1. 113 7.1 Introduction Clothing is a commodity like any other. It is an object that is produced in numerous levels of quality and expense, with associated attributes of style, fashion, and meanings traded and exchanged through local and long-distance networks. ...
Knee, Garter, Girdle, Hat, Stock, and Spur Buckles from Seven Sites in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Page 1. Knee, Garter, Girdle, Hat, Stock, and Spur Buckles from Seven Sites in Portsmouth, New Ha... more Page 1. Knee, Garter, Girdle, Hat, Stock, and Spur Buckles from Seven Sites in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Carolyn L. White Published online: 17 February 2009 © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract Material ...
American Anthropologist, 2006
Introduction: Perspectives on Trade and Exchange
Trade and Exchange, 2010
... largely about the choices that people make in selecting the goods available through trade net... more ... largely about the choices that people make in selecting the goods available through trade networks (Carson et al. ... In this way, objects gained an exotic status through exchange. It is interesting to contrast, then, the ideas of Scarlett (this volume) and Skiles and Clark (this volume ...
At Home during the Depression in Rabbithole Springs, Nevada , USA
ABSTRACT This article discusses the housing used by residents of a small mining community called ... more ABSTRACT This article discusses the housing used by residents of a small mining community called Rabbithole Springs in Nevada, USA, during the era of the Depression (1929 through the early 1940s). The interiors of the homes provide insights into how people lived during this trying economic period—and about how they lived on marginal land on the edges of society. In a study that considers the organization and elaboration of interior space, the “lifespace” of the residents is examined through the archaeological study of standing structures and subsurface remains of four buildings.
Northeast Historical Archaeology
Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury co... more Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury contexts during excavations at the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. These artifacts provide insight into the clothing and accessories worn by members of the three households that resided in the Warner House during the 18th and early-19th centuries. The visual appearance of the residents communicates information about gender and class affiliations on an individual basis and also places the individuals as members of larger gender and class groupings.
Historical Archaeology, 2013
Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological ... more Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological horizon in rural parts of the islands. Ranching facilitated the evolution of folk societies of cowboys (paniolo) who incorporated Hawaiian language and values in daily working activities despite the multiethnic origins and nontraditional occupations of the workers. The archaeology of these communities in upland pastures of the Humu'ula district on the eastern slopes of Hawai'i Island is presented herein. The study provides an enhanced understanding of the evolution of colonial identities through multiple scales of analysis, including social, economic, and environmental responses of the rise of industrial capitalism, trends in vernacular architecture, engendered analyses of living floors, and microhistories embedded in individual artifacts.
The Burning Man Festival and the Archaeology of Ephemeral and Temporary Gatherings
Oxford Handbooks Online, 2013
In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then... more In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then remove all traces of a city that holds upwards of 50,000 participants (as of 2011). The city is built in August each year, fully occupied for one week, and then removed completely over the course of the following month. Using traditional archaeological methods along with ethnographic approaches and participant observation, the project has explored the construction and inhabitation of this city before, during, and after its use. This project focuses on the materiality of Burning Man, aiming to examine the material dimensions of the festival and its significance for those who create, reside in, and deconstruct Black Rock City, a temporary and, ultimately, ephemeral site.
Single Shoes and Individual Lives: The Mill Creek Shoe Project
The Materiality of Individuality, 2009
... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ce... more ... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Vass and Molnár, 2000; Pratt and Woolley, 1999; Rexford, 2000 ... The first form is the split-vamp shoe, a simple shoe constructed from a single piece of leather attached to a sole. ...
Individual, Archaeology of in Prehistory
Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2008
Archaeologists by necessity move between the general and specific in excavating individual sites ... more Archaeologists by necessity move between the general and specific in excavating individual sites and relating those sites to broader interpretations and generalizing observations of the past over vast spaces and time periods. The archaeological record consists of materials made, used, lost, broken, and abandoned by individuals, and the role of the individual as a component of causality is widely recognized as a key factor in the creation of archaeological sites. The individual scale has been taken up by some, but larger scales of analysis are often preferred by archaeologists on account of many difficulties and restrictions that exist on the individual scale. Preservation conditions are often incompatible with the individual scale, making differentiation between occupation episodes elusive and the fine-grained analysis that the individual scale demands evasive. In a different sense, the individual scale has been rejected by other archaeologists who prefer to strive for broader, more general (and more widely applicable) interpretations about the past.
Archaeologies of Materiality
Museum Anthropology, 2007
Introduction: Objects, Scale, and Identity Entangled
Three elements – objects, scale, and identity – are entangled in the chapters in this collection.... more Three elements – objects, scale, and identity – are entangled in the chapters in this collection. The authors have been tasked to center both material culture and the scale of the individual in their interpretations of the archaeological record. Archaeologists have always prioritized material things in the study of the past; the artifact is central to the archaeological endeavor. Nonetheless,
Northeast Historical Archaeology, 2004
Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury co... more Clothing fasteners, jewelry, and several fragmentary accessories were recovered in 18thcentury contexts during excavations at the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. These artifacts provide insight into the clothing and accessories worn by members of the three households that resided in the Warner House during the 18th and early-19th centuries. The visual appearance of the residents communicates information about gender and class affiliations on an individual basis and also places the individuals as members of larger gender and class groupings.
The Burning Man festival and the archaeology of ephemeral and temporary gatherings
In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then... more In north-western Nevada, USA, the Burning Man festival organizers and participants build and then remove all traces of a city that holds upwards of 50,000 participants (as of 2011). The city is built in August each year, fully occupied for one week, and then removed completely over the course of the following month. Using traditional archaeological methods along with ethnographic approaches and participant observation, the project has explored the construction and inhabitation of this city before, during, and after its use. This project focuses on the materiality of Burning Man, aiming to examine the material dimensions of the festival and its significance for those who create, reside in, and deconstruct Black Rock City, a temporary and, ultimately, ephemeral site.
Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological ... more Commercial ranches are part of Hawai'i's colonial landscape and form an expansive archaeological horizon in rural parts of the islands. Ranching facilitated the evolution of folk societies of cowboys (paniolo) who incorporated Hawaiian language and values in daily working activities despite the multiethnic origins and nontraditional occupations of the workers. The archaeology of these communities in upland pastures of the Humu'ula district on the eastern slopes of Hawai'i Island is presented herein. The study provides an enhanced understanding of the evolution of colonial identities through multiple scales of analysis, including social, economic, and environmental responses of the rise of industrial capitalism, trends in vernacular architecture, engendered analyses of living floors, and microhistories embedded in individual artifacts.
Single Shoes and Individual Lives: The Mill Creek Shoe Project
... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ce... more ... The shoes exhibit typical construction methods of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Vass and Molnár, 2000; Pratt and Woolley, 1999; Rexford, 2000 ... The first form is the split-vamp shoe, a simple shoe constructed from a single piece of leather attached to a sole. ...
“Beholden to Foreign Countries”: Trade and Clothing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Page 1. 113 7.1 Introduction Clothing is a commodity like any other. It is an object that is prod... more Page 1. 113 7.1 Introduction Clothing is a commodity like any other. It is an object that is produced in numerous levels of quality and expense, with associated attributes of style, fashion, and meanings traded and exchanged through local and long-distance networks. ...
Knee, Garter, Girdle, Hat, Stock, and Spur Buckles from Seven Sites in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Page 1. Knee, Garter, Girdle, Hat, Stock, and Spur Buckles from Seven Sites in Portsmouth, New Ha... more Page 1. Knee, Garter, Girdle, Hat, Stock, and Spur Buckles from Seven Sites in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Carolyn L. White Published online: 17 February 2009 © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract Material ...
American Anthropologist, 2006
Introduction: Perspectives on Trade and Exchange
Trade and Exchange, 2010
... largely about the choices that people make in selecting the goods available through trade net... more ... largely about the choices that people make in selecting the goods available through trade networks (Carson et al. ... In this way, objects gained an exotic status through exchange. It is interesting to contrast, then, the ideas of Scarlett (this volume) and Skiles and Clark (this volume ...
At Home during the Depression in Rabbithole Springs, Nevada , USA
ABSTRACT This article discusses the housing used by residents of a small mining community called ... more ABSTRACT This article discusses the housing used by residents of a small mining community called Rabbithole Springs in Nevada, USA, during the era of the Depression (1929 through the early 1940s). The interiors of the homes provide insights into how people lived during this trying economic period—and about how they lived on marginal land on the edges of society. In a study that considers the organization and elaboration of interior space, the “lifespace” of the residents is examined through the archaeological study of standing structures and subsurface remains of four buildings.