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During the Renaissance Center excavations, archaeologists from Wayne State's Department of Anthropology recovered over 30,000 artifacts from 26 privy and midden features; most of the artifacts date to the period between 1830-1860 when Detroit was rapidly transforming into an industrial city.
3 kwi 2015 · The privy (or outhouse, jakes, house of office, etc.), was the standard urban and rural toilet right into the 20th century in the U.S. Since they were used for all sorts of deposits, they have revealed much about the material culture of the past.
8 gru 2022 · Archeologists have found a small mountain of artifacts buried in a farm field that show the presence of some of the first peoples to inhabit the Americas.
1 sty 2021 · Recent community-based archaeological excavations at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) revealed the intact remains of a 19th-century greenhouse, a dormitory for homeless women...
4 cze 2020 · The survey results of archaeologically-recorded privy pits, their contents, and their cultural interpretation are presented and the convergence of these privy attributes is offered as a guide to future archaeological investigations and historical preservation projects through use of predictability models.
The design and location of privies were crucial for maintaining sanitation in colonial America. Typically situated away from living spaces, they aimed to minimize unpleasant odors and reduce the risk of disease transmission.
1 lut 2000 · This study examines privy vault architecture, an often underutilized piece of archaeological evidence, to provide another line of evidence for understanding perceptions of sanitation in...
