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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-industrialisation on the material world of a rural community in the North-West of England.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1 The archaeology of community life
2 The Hagg of Alderley Edge
3 Feeding the family
4 Keeping the home
5 Recreation and relaxation
6 Community life
7 The Hagg Cottages: material life of a rural community
Bibliography
Index

The Alderley Sandhills Project An Archaeology of

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 13/04/2010
    ISBN13: 9780719081989, 978-0719081989
    ISBN10: 071908198X
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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-industrialisation on the material world of a rural community in the North-West of England.

    Table of Contents

    List of illustrations
    Foreword
    Acknowledgements
    1 The archaeology of community life
    2 The Hagg of Alderley Edge
    3 Feeding the family
    4 Keeping the home
    5 Recreation and relaxation
    6 Community life
    7 The Hagg Cottages: material life of a rural community
    Bibliography
    Index

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