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Moses Lake Museum: Historical Archaeology (photo diary) [1]

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Date: 2023-03-13  

In his book Historical Archaeology, Charles Orser writes:

“Historical archaeology is the archaeology of the relatively recent past. It is a past including both the colonial and early modern history most people learn in school, as well as the well-remembered history unfolding in living people’s lifetimes.”

In his book Sun, Moon and Standing Stones, John Wood writes:

“Archaeological techniques can be applied just as validly to modern communities as to ancient ones, and then are used to supplement the information that comes from written records.”

In her chapter in Archaeology: The Key Concepts, Catherine Hills writes:

“Historical archaeology is defined here as the archaeology of all societies with written records, including non-literate peoples recorded by their literate neighbors.”

In Washington, Adam East was an avid collector of American Indian artifacts. Born in 1871, East began collecting these artifacts as a child and his collection grew to over 2,200 items. Eventually his collection formed the basis of the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center where it is currently displayed. Some of the items in his collection are not prehistoric but come from the early Euroamerican settlers.

Shown above are: (1) cigarette roller; (2) German pipe; (3) spur; (4) hair straightening comb; (5) padlock; (6) key; (7) handcuffs; (8) key.

Shown above is the German pipe.

Shown above is the spur.

Shown above are: (1) powder flask; (2) revolver; (3) powder horn; (4) powder flask; (5) powder flask; (6) letter opener; (7) balance scale.

Shown above is the balance scale.

Shown above are: (1) hot metal ladle; (2) blade of beet-topping knife; (3) blade of cleaver; (4) knife; (5) incense burner; (6) pliers; (7) wedge.

Shown above is the blade of beet-topping knife.

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