Abstract
Until the advent and widespread adoption of modern plumbing, the privy vault played nearly as important a role to permanent occupation as would a sustainable water source. This paper will peruse the various construction methods employed while investigating the rational behind changes in morphology. Special focus will be given to privies within the urban setting of turn of the century East St. Louis. Comparisons will be made between privy vaults found in various Southern Illinois archaeological contexts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | MAC 2014 Abstracts |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
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