Archaeological Excavations at a Brothel in Boston

Archaeological excavations into the North End’s 19th-century past show that the neighborhood was no teeming Irish “slum,” but a thriving place with diverse residents who struggled to overcome the challenges of urban life in America.
Archaeologist Alexander D. Keim will focus on two mid-19th century sites in Boston’s North End: 27-29 Endicott Street, which served as a brothel at that time, and the Paul Revere House, specifically a privy used when the building served as a boarding-house for sailors. The materials recovered from these sites were used by a colorful cast of characters ranging from doctors and merchants to servants and sex-workers.

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Fascinating!

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Leave the poor working women alone. They are trying to survive. Arrest the “Johns” who are truly the guilty ones. Why is their any prostitution in the wealthiest country in the world? It is shameful. This was wonderful. So nice to see archeology so close to home.

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You know nothing. Hopefully it's not you someday that needs to make a hard choice to get laid and earn $ for doing it. Humans just love to f**k. Apparently not yourself

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# not- sex trafficking! (Just earning a living)