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Category: Rock Springs Chinatown

“Ironstone China” Plates in Rock Springs Chinatown

June 7, 2025

Hello Everyone! This is Julia, a new member of the 2025 summer team for the Wyoming Chinatowns archaeology project. Today I wanted to tell you about the ironstone china found at Rock Springs that our team just reconstructed! Ironstone china originated in England in the early 18th century and, despite its name, does not contain…
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Glass Ink Bottle at Rock Springs Chinatown

June 6, 2025

Hi everyone! This is Avajane and I am rising second year Anthropology major from Washington DC. I am doing a MAP (Mentored Advance Project) with Professor Ng and this is my first post on the Buried Chinatowns blog. Over the past week and half, our summer MAP has been cataloging and identifying artifacts excavated in…
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Wyoming Chinatowns Archaeology: Summer ’24-Spring ’25 Project Updates

June 5, 2025

Hi all! It’s been a busy year and I have not had a chance to update everyone on last summer’s archaeological fieldwork in Evanston Chinatown and Rock Springs Chinatown. Photos from the digs can be found in the links below: At the Evanston Chinatown, the field crew consisted of myself, Dr. Dudley Gardner, Paul Hoornbeek,…
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