Underground Halifax: Stories of Archaeology in the City

by Paul A. Erickson

Across North America and beyond, urban archaeology is enjoying a widespread and growing popularity, as people are drawn by its sense of mystery and the alluring prospect of discovery. The individual authors of the narratives within Underground Halifax tell stories with a "human face," bringing people and events-some ordinary, others famous-back to life, and doing so with objects as well as words. Each author in the volume employs an array of illustrations of what once lay hidden underground-map, photographs, and sketches-as well as drawings and photographs of unearthed structures and artifacts. Once you''ve been given a glimpse at what lies beneath the layers of Halifax, walking the city''s streets will never be the same again.

Genres: History

156 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2005

About the author

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Dr. Paul A. Anderson, Ph.D. (Connecticut), is Professor of Anthropology at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Reviews

[Tony Wallis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent description of some of the archaeological discoveries in Halifax from around 1985 to 2005 (so a little dated now). In the UK I almost take good archaeology for granted so to learn about how difficult it was to get the subject taken seriously in NS, and how recently it happened, was enlightening. Much has changed in Halifax since the book was written so I needed to cross reference an older map to make sense of some of it.

[Kathleen McRae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is interesting