African Diaspora refers to the worldwide dispersal of African peoples and their descendants
as a consequence of slavery and other migrations out of Africa. The term diaspora, the …

We report the development and field test of a modified method for soil phosphate analysis
for survey archaeology. Consideration of relative, rather than absolute, phosphate levels …

Chapter 1 Page 1 ‘Superior Quality’ Exploring the nature of cost, quality and value in historical
archaeology Penny Crook BA (Hons) Thesis submitted in fulfilment of Doctor of Philosophy …

This dissertation is a study of the intersections of slavery, daily practice, and consumerism of
enslaved laborers at antebellum Poplar Forest plantation in Central Virginia. Key …

This study attempts to understand how the Middle to Late Woodland period transition
resulted in a dynamic and tumultuous early Late Woodland period (250-800 CE) in west …

German Americans expanded their communities in British colonial America by successfully
negotiating transatlantic networks, yet most archaeological and material culture studies of …

The Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES) is located on circa 1000
acres in northwestern Virginia's “Between the Hills” region (Figure 1). It will soon become …

At the turn of the nineteenth century, consumer preference for purchasable items among
European Americans was being influenced by many factors including the Industrial …

As a historical archaeologist, I have encountered the privilege and challenge of working on
a number of research projects that revealed aspects of both forgotten and invented histories …

2 MARYLAND ARCHEOLOGY terpretative programs of historic house museums. Some
researchers have used archeology to demonstrate how heritage is used to create a …