Delayed physical development in a first generation enslaved African woman from Pietermaai, Curaçao

• Published in: International journal of osteoarchaeology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 43 - 52
• Main Authors: Fricke, Felicia, Laffoon, Jason, Victorina, Amy, Haviser, Jay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Archaeology; Caribbean; delayed puberty; Females; Forensic osteology; isotopic analysis; Slavery

There is still much to be learned about enslavement in Curaçao, where little archaeological investigation into the historical era has been carried out. This article contributes to our knowledge on this subject through the analysis of a female individual buried in Pietermaai, an 18th century suburb o...