The Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Did It Exist at all?

   Pages 1-15

3. A Long Road to Becoming a City

   Pages 17-66

4. Archaeology of the Downtown

   Pages 67-115

5. “To Be or Not to Be (European-Like)”

   Pages 117-133

6. All Other Things from a City

   Pages 135-150

7. An Archaeological Overview of Downtown Buenos Aires

   Pages 151-161

8. Back Matter

   Pages 163-187

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A discussion of the historical archaeology of one of the largest cities in the world following four centuries of marginal positioning in regard to empires, trade routes, and the production and accumulation of wealth. The author describes how Buenos Aires came to achieve its current status as a major urban metropolis through an analysis of settlement patterns, architecture, the lifestyle of its residents, and the access to commodities of different social groups.

• Empire
• Europe
• historical archaeology
• material culture
• settlement

`The publication of Schávelzon's Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires provides English-language readers a first look at the culmination of 13 years of excavations on historic sites in one of the most important cities in the Americas. This book provides North American historical archaeologists with an important summary of this work.'
Journal of the Society for Historical Archaeology, 35:2 (2001)
`...a study which is of local significance, but also contributes to the grander issues. This is indeed a volume that could inspire archaeologists in Britain...'
Post-Medieval Archaeology, 36 (2002)

• Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  Daniel Schávelzon

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