by gwffoundation | May 15, 2024 | 18th Century Crafts, Archaeology, Daily Life in the 1700s, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Archaeologists tend to have strong feelings about ceramics. Ceramics can play a major role in interpreting a site, as their materials often reflect their function. This can be helpful when determining how a site was used. For instance, finding an abundance of redwares...
by gwffoundation | Jul 1, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
The 18th century was dominated by the ideas of the Enlightenment which gave rise to a range of principles like liberty, equality, constitutional government, and free enterprise. It was a revolution in thought led not by politicians and soldiers, but by a handful of...