A history of Boston in 50 artifacts

Part 1: Shawmut : The Time before Boston (12,000-400 BP)

1. Mattapan Banded Rhyolite

2. Neville Point

3. Fishweir Stakes

4. Native Pottery

5. Fish Spear

6. Massachusett Weaving

7. Arrowhead

Part 2: Puritanical Foundations (1629-1700)

8. Trade Weight

9. Stone from Great House

10. Portuguese Plate

11. Chamber Pot

12. Whipworm Egg

13. Sleeve 14. Bowling Ball

15. Plate

16. Child's Shoe

17. Fruit Pits

18. Bellarmine Bottle

19. Lace

20. Red-Clay Pipe

Part 3: From Colonist to Rebel (1700-1775)

21. Cat Skeleton

22. Whizzer

23. Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer

24. Redware Waster

25. Parker-Harris Mug

26. Bottle Seal

27. Soldering Iron

28. Teapot

Part 4: Conflict and War (1765-1783)

29. Gunflint

30. Bar Shot

31. Charcoal

32. Powder House Brick

Part 5: A Changing City in a Changing World (1780-1983)

33. Massachusetts Cent

34. Sail Needle

35. Tortoiseshell Comb

36. Shell-Edge Pearlware

37. Cowbell

38. Nib

39. New York Militia Button

40. Vaginal Syringe

41. Love Token

42. Horse Blinder

43. Rock and Tar Bottle

44. Hebrew Prayer Book

45. Lady's Wallet

46. Comb

47. Red Sox Pin

48. Cop and Robber Toy and Bell

49. Lipstick

50. Showtime Token

Conclusion: The Future of Archaeology in Boston

Appendix.

Part 1: Shawmut : The Time before Boston (12,000-400 BP)

1. Mattapan Banded Rhyolite

2. Neville Point

3. Fishweir Stakes

4. Native Pottery

5. Fish Spear

6. Massachusett Weaving

7. Arrowhead

Part 2: Puritanical Foundations (1629-1700)

8. Trade Weight

9. Stone from Great House

10. Portuguese Plate

11. Chamber Pot

12. Whipworm Egg

13. Sleeve 14. Bowling Ball

15. Plate

16. Child's Shoe

17. Fruit Pits

18. Bellarmine Bottle

19. Lace

20. Red-Clay Pipe

Part 3: From Colonist to Rebel (1700-1775)

21. Cat Skeleton

22. Whizzer

23. Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer

24. Redware Waster

25. Parker-Harris Mug

26. Bottle Seal

27. Soldering Iron

28. Teapot

Part 4: Conflict and War (1765-1783)

29. Gunflint

30. Bar Shot

31. Charcoal

32. Powder House Brick

Part 5: A Changing City in a Changing World (1780-1983)

33. Massachusetts Cent

34. Sail Needle

35. Tortoiseshell Comb

36. Shell-Edge Pearlware

37. Cowbell

38. Nib

39. New York Militia Button

40. Vaginal Syringe

41. Love Token

42. Horse Blinder

43. Rock and Tar Bottle

44. Hebrew Prayer Book

45. Lady's Wallet

46. Comb

47. Red Sox Pin

48. Cop and Robber Toy and Bell

49. Lipstick

50. Showtime Token

Conclusion: The Future of Archaeology in Boston

Appendix.