A review of work on African Americans through archaeology takes place under diasporic
studies and relies on literature that defines the North American black experience. The focus …

Opening a window on a dynamic realm far beyond imperial courts, anatomical theaters, and
learned societies, Pablo F. Gomez examines the strategies that Caribbean people used to …

Money is one of the most timeless, all-pervading, and arbitrary inventions in human history.
Its ubiquity in time and space offers great scope for comparative archaeological research …

From examinations of prehistoric burial to understanding post-industrial spaces and heritage
practices, the writing of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari is gaining increasing importance …

What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the
city's history? Considering artifacts such as ceramics, spirit bundles, printer's type, and …

This exciting new study draws on objects excavated or discovered in the late nineteenth or
early twentieth century at three Mediterranean sites. Through the three case studies, Materia …

From black sorcerers' client-based practices in the antebellum South to the postmodern
revival of hoodoo and its tandem spiritual supply stores, the supernatural has been a key …

This review highlights archaeological investigations of prehistoric and historic households in
southeastern North America. There are a number of inherent challenges to the archaeology …

This article applies theories of group dynamics and individual agency to past material
expressions of core symbols within particular African American religious beliefs. The past …

Anthropologist Brighton (Maryland) offers a historical archaeological investigation of the
diaspora of Ireland, reflecting the migration of Irish immigrants to the US during a turbulent …