Archaeology and Slave Resistance and Rebellion

The archaeology of New World slavery has exponentially expanded during the past two decades to become perhaps the most influential area within today's historical archaeology. As part of this research endeavour, archaeologists have examined many kinds of sites and have made diverse and important...

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Published inWorld archaeology Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 61 - 72
Main Authors Orser, Charles E., Pedro P. A. Funari
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Routledge Journals, Taylor and Francis Ltd 01.06.2001
Taylor & Francis
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Ancient civilizations
Archaeological paradigms
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Economy and society
Ethnology and art
Historical archaeology
Material culture
Methodology and general studies
Plantations
Pottery
Prehistory and protohistory
Rebellion
Rebellions
Slavery
Slaves
South America
Brazil
America
Palmares Brazil
Slavery
Study
Literature
Village
Ethnology
Excavation
Text
Ceramics
Research
History
Interpretation
Settlement
Economy
Populating
Equipment
Society
Archaeological site
Key
Culture
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Summary:The archaeology of New World slavery has exponentially expanded during the past two decades to become perhaps the most influential area within today's historical archaeology. As part of this research endeavour, archaeologists have examined many kinds of sites and have made diverse and important contributions to the literature. Sites associated with fugitive slaves have been studied, but not as frequently. We argue that the archaeology of slave resistance and rebellion should be a key element of New World slave archaeology, and we promote the excavation of runaway polities, or maroons, as excellent arenas for such a study. We present an example from Palmares in north-eastern Brazil as part of this exploration.
ISSN:0043-8243
1470-1375
DOI:10.1080/00438240120047636