Cracked Cans, Bent Wire: Dating Historical Metal at Biry/Ahr House, Castroville, Texas

<p>In this work I investigate changes in historical metal consumption practices over time at Biry/Ahr House, a frontier settlement in Castroville, Texas. Alsatian immigrants settled this site in Medina County as part of the empresario system of the 1840s. Biry/Ahr House was home to two families, the Birys (1844-1921) and the Groff/Tschirharts (1921-1972). Using vibrant materialism, consumerism, and collections-based research, I address the ways in which metal usage changed over time at the site as well as the factors behind these changes. I also consider the role that Alsatian heritage has played in the transformation of Biry/Ahr House from a historical home to the Living History Center it is today.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Logan, Maggie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Ruth M. Van Dyke

• Metal
• Archaeology
• Alsatian
• Castroville
• Texas
• Medina County
• Empresario System
• Materialism
• Collections-Based Research
• Consumerism

Repository record dc:identifier

https://orb.binghamton.edu/dissertation_and_theses/125

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:orb.binghamton.edu:dissertation_and_theses-1130