Evanston Chinese temple

Buried Chinatowns

Author: George Matthes

  • The Life and Labor of Lock Chong Choong

    The Life and Labor of Lock Chong Choong

    Hey everyone! George here, and this post will be a little less artifact-related, and more about history. Let’s begin with this: What did Chinese migrants do for a living in Evanston or the city’s Chinatown? If you answered coal miner, this assumption would only be partially correct. While coal mining was the most common profession…

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  • A Day at the Mine

    Hello everyone! George here again. I want to tell you all a bit about the coal mining experience in late 19th-century Wyoming and the kinds of tools miners used. The tool you see in the picture below is, you guessed it, a coal pickaxe head!  Recovered in 2005 at one field season of the Evanston…

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  • Soy pot, spouted jar, or nga hú?

    Hello everyone! George here again. I want to tell you a bit about Chinese Brown-glaze Stoneware, or CBGS for short. CBGS is very common among ceramic types in Chinese diaspora archaeological sites. It is often characterized by the brown color of the glaze on fired containers (as one would figure by the name), but the…

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