The Alderley Sandhills Project An Archaeology of Community Life in (Post-) Industrial England

by Conlin Casella, Eleanor; Croucher, Sarah K.

• ISBN13: 9780719081989
• ISBN10: 071908198X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-13
• Publisher: Manchester University Press

Summary

How did the rise of consumer society impact the domestic lives of ordinary workers? Funded by English Heritage, this study offers the first book-length archaeology of a 17th through 20th century household site in Great Britain. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the volume situates the results of traditional archaeological excavations within a broader spectrum of archival sources, family photographs and personal memories of former site residents to consider the dramatic influences of industrialization and subsequent de-industrialization on the material world of a rural community in the northwest of England. Organized as a series of thematic chapters, the book emphasizes the social nature of household archaeology, drawing the reader from excavated artifacts into domestic spaces, historic events, community identities, and family memories. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students, in addition to those interested in local history, archaeology, and family genealogies.

Author Biography

Eleanor Conlin Casella is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Manchester. Sarah K. Croucher is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
An archaeology of community life	p. 1
The Hagg of Alderley Edge	p. 10
Feeding the family	p. 40
Keeping the home	p. 86
Recreation and relaxation	p. 133
Community life	p. 178
The Hagg Cottages: material life of a rural community	p. 194
Bibliography	p. 206
Index	p. 223
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