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The Five Points Site

Archaeologists and historians rediscover a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood


A Picture of The Old Brewery and the New Mission House

The Old Brewery, from The Old Brewery and the New Mission House at the Five Points, by Ladies of the Mission

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FOLLOW ME - YOUR GUIDE TO THE FIVE POINTS SITE




A Picture of Five Points A Picture of Five Points

[WHAT IS FIVE POINTS?]. . . . [WHO LIVED AT FIVE POINTS?]




A Picture of Five Points[WHERE DO URBAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS DIG?]

A Picture of Five Points[HOW DOES ARCHAEOLOGY CHALLENGE ACCEPTED VIEWS OF THE PAST?]

A Picture of Five Points[WHAT DO ARTIFACTS TELL US ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE?]

A Picture of Five Points[CAN ARCHAEOLOGY MAKE US THINK ABOUT THE PRESENT IN NEW WAYS?]

A Picture of Five Points[PAST AND PRESENT BIASES]



A Picture of a Classical Book A Picture of Five Points

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A Picture of Five Points Artifacts A Picture of Five Points

[FEATURE ARTIFACTS]- [CREDITS, EXHIBIT INFO. AND MAIL]