An archaeology of Elmina : Africans and Europeans on the Gold Coast, 1400-1900 / Christopher R. DeCorse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeCorse, Christopher R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Slave trade.

History.

Europeans.

Elmina (Ghana)--History.

Elmina (Ghana).

Europeans--Ghana--Elmina--History.

Slave trade--Ghana--Elmina--History.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Ghana--Elmina.

Elmina (Ghana)--Antiquities.

Ghana--Elmina.

Physical Description:

x, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Elmina

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, [2001]

Summary:

An Archaeology of Elmina examines a complex African settlement on the coast of present-day Ghana from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries, using the archaeological record, European narratives, and indigenous oral histories. Placing the site in broader context as the first European trade post in sub-Saharan Africa, Christopher R. DeCorse explores developments there in light of Portuguese, Dutch, and British expansion and illustrates remarkable cultural continuity in the midst of technological change.

Contents:

1. Historical Background 7

2. The Elmina Settlement 44

3. The Archaeology of an African Town 71

4. Subsistence, Craft Specialization, and Trade 103

5. The European Trade 145

6. Culture, Contact, Continuity, and Change 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-279) and index.

ISBN:

1560989718

OCLC:

45024466