This article shows how archaeology contributes to our understanding of life in the nineteenth-century Jewish diaspora. Using both qualitative and quantitative (statistical) methods, I compare several family-specific, archaeological artifact collections from San Francisco, California, to show how diaspora Jews adapted their traditional practices to modern life while retaining their ethnic identity. Themes include the development of diverse religious practices, consumerism and social mobility, urban geography, and materiality.

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旧金山犹太人考古：犹太家庭生活研究的主题

本文展示了考古学如何促进我们对19世纪犹太人散居生活的理解。我使用定性和定量（统计）方法，比较了加利福尼亚旧金山的一些特定于家庭的考古文物收藏品，以显示侨民犹太人如何在保持民族特色的同时将其传统习俗适应现代生活。主题包括发展各种宗教习俗，消费主义和社会流动性，城市地理和物质性。