Archaeology of urban bondage : the New York African Burial Ground / Augustin F.C. Holl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holl, Augustin F. C., 1954- author.

Series:

New directions in anthropological archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--New York (State)--New York.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Slave cemeteries--New York (State)--New York.

Slave cemeteries.

African American cemeteries--New York (State)--New York.

African American cemeteries.

Enslaved persons--New York (State)--New York--History.

Enslaved persons.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Antiquities.

African Americans.

Enslaved persons--New York (State)--New York--Genealogy.

African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Antiquities.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

xi, 162 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, charts ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

New York African Burial Ground

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2024.

Summary:

"Organized in two parts and framed from the "Global Africa" theoretical perspective, the book weaves data from history, archaeology, and biological anthropology to craft an integrated narrative on the deceased buried in the African Burial Ground"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue. From New Amsterdam to New York

Part I. From Africa to New Amsterdam-New York. 1. Archaeology of the Atlantic enslavement systems ; 2. The making of the Negro Burial Ground

Part II. Archaeology of Urban Slavery. 3. The Early Sequence (ca. 1650-1740) ; 4. The Middle Sequence (ca. 1740-1780) ; 5. The Late Sequence (ca. 1780-1796) ; 6. The African Burial Ground: a global assessment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-151).

Other Format:

Online version: Holl, Augustin F.C. Archaeology of urban bondage

ISBN:

9781800505155

1800505159

OCLC:

1427941312

Publisher Number:

90101086256