Cannon's Point Plantation, 1794 - 1860 : Living Conditions and Status Patterns in the Old South
John Solomon. Otto
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (238 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Cannon's Point Plantation, 1794-1860: Living Conditions and Status Patterns in the Old South; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Historical and Archaeological Significance of Plantation Excavation; MATERIAL LIVING CONDITIONS OF OLD SOUTH SLAVES; STATUS PATTERNING IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD OF MATERIAL LIVING CONDITIONS; Chapter2. Cannon's Point: The History of a Long-Staple Cotton Plantation (1794-1890); THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CANNON'S POINT REGION; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY OF CANNON'S POINT CROPS. - TEST 4: LIQUOR-BOTTLE TYPES AND STATUSBibliography; Index. - THE ABANDONMENT OF CANNON'S POINTChapter3. The Slaves' Living Conditions; THE HIERARCHY OF LABOR; LIVING QUARTERS AND CONDITIONS; HUNTING AND FISHING FOR FOOD; THE SLAVE DIET; THE USE OF CERAMICS; HEALTH CARE ON THE PLANTATION; CLOTHING; ""LUXURY"" ITEMS; CULTURAL CHANGES AMONG TIDEWATER SLAVES; Chapter4. The Overseers' Living Conditions; THE CANNON'S POINT OVERSEERS; THE OVERSEER'S HOUSE SITE; FOOD COLLECTION AND PREPARATION; THE USE OF CERAMICS AND UTENSILS; THE OVERSEER AS PHYSICIAN; ""LUXURY"" ITEMS; CLOTHING AND PERSONAL POSSESSIONS; CHAPTER 5. The Planters' Living Conditions. - THE SOCIAL SCENETHE PLANTERS' HOUSE SITE; THE PLANTER FAMILY'S DIET; THE PLANTER'S TABLEWARE AND CERAMICS; PLANTER LUXURIES; PLANTER CLOTHING; TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY; Chapter6. Cannon's Point Plantation and Status Patterning in the Archaeological Record; ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS AS REFLECTIONS OF KNOWN STATUS DIFFERENCES; ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS AS INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE FOR INTERPRETING STATUS; THE PROMISE OF PLANTATION ARCHAEOLOGY; APPENDIX: Statistical Tests; TEST 1: CERAMIC TYPE AND STATUS; TEST 2: CERAMIC SHAPE AND STATUS; TEST 3: CERAMIC FORM AND STATUS
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| ISBN | 0125310609
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