Historic (Culture Keyword)
8,001-8,025 (12,121 Records)
Burials are assigned to the Early Group on the basis of coffin type, relationship to site features, and stratigraphy (see Chapter 4; problematic assignments are noted below). Burials placed in this group appear to pre-date the use of the eastern part of the cemetery by nearby pottery factories, in place circa 1730, for dumping of kiln waste. Absolute dating is not possible, however. For convenience, we give the Early Group a hypothetical end date of 1735. A sketch of the town and its population...
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Chapter 7. The Middle Group (2006)
Most burials in the archaeologically excavated portion of the African Burial Ground are placed in the main or Middle Group, by default, because they were not clearly assignable to earlier or later cohorts. Yet even though the temporal groupings are relative rather than absolute, it is likely that burials assigned to the Middle Group were indeed interred during the middle decades of the 18th century. For convenience, we describe the period of New York’s history from approximately 1735 to 1760,...
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Chapter 8. The Late-Middle Group (2006)
The Late-Middle Group comprises burials that have been distinguished from the main group because of stratigraphic relationships or because artifacts found with them are datable to the final third of the 18th century. It is possible that there is some overlap between the Late Middle and the Late Group, defined as post-1776. Nevertheless, in order to keep those burials that are most securely assignable to the later period (see Chapter 9) analytically distinct, we have separated out a Late Middle...
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Chapter 8. The Late-Middle Group (2006)
The Late-Middle Group comprises burials that have been distinguished from the main group because of stratigraphic relationships or because artifacts found with them are datable to the final third of the 18th century. It is possible that there is some overlap between the Late Middle and the Late Group, defined as post-1776. Nevertheless, in order to keep those burials that are most securely assignable to the later period (see Chapter 9) analytically distinct, we have separated out a Late Middle...
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Chapter 9. The Late Group (2006)
Late Group assignments are based on the dating of artifacts from grave shafts, on stratigraphic relationships, and, most importantly, on burial location, as discussed in Chapter 4. Reasons to place this group in the period from 1776 to the close of the cemetery include the destruction of the fence marking the cemetery’s north edge and likely usurpation of Rutgers property during the British occupation; and northward pressure caused by military uses of the ground to the south (for a fuller...
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. Front Matter and Table of Contents (2006)
Front pages associated with the report.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 1. References (2006)
Bibliography from Volume I of the New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 2. Descriptions of Burials 1 Through 200. Burials 1 Through 50 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of Burials 1 through 50.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 2. Descriptions of Burials 1 Through 200. Burials 101 Through 150 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of burials 101 through 150.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 2. Descriptions of Burials 1 Through 200. Burials 151 Through 200 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of burials 151 through 200.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 2. Descriptions of Burials 1 Through 200. Burials 51 Through 100 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of burials 51 through 100.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 3. Descriptions of Burials 201 Through 435. Burials 201 Through 250 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of burials 201 through 250.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 3. Descriptions of Burials 201 Through 435. Burials 251 Through 300 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of burials 251 through 300.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 3. Descriptions of Burials 201 Through 435. Burials 301 Through 350 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, 6and some photographs of burials 301 through 350.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 3. Descriptions of Burials 201 Through 435. Burials 351 Through 400 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, and some photographs of burials 351 through 400.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 3. Descriptions of Burials 201 Through 435. Burials 401 Through 435 (2006)
Descriptions, drawings, 6and some photographs of burials 401 through 435.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix A Documents (2006)
A.1. Memoranda of Agreement regarding the African Burial Ground A.2. National Historic Landmark Nomination for the African Burial Ground
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix B Site Datum Points (2006)
Table of site datum points.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix C Basic Burial Data (2006)
Table of basic burial data.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix D Site Excavation Forms (2006)
Blank copies of the site excavation forms.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix E Inventory of Non-Skeletal Material from Graves and Grave Shafts (2006)
Tables with non-skeletal material from graves. E.1. Inventory of Artifacts Catalog # -B Artifacts in direct association with skeletal remains Catalog # -CH[A, B, etc], -CW[A, B, etc.], -CL Coffin material, including hardware (H) and wood (W), and items from coffin lids Catalog # -GF Items from grave shaft fill Catalog # -SA[H, L], -SB, etc. Material recovered from soil samples, including heavy (H) and light (L) fractions E.2. Inventory of Shell and Coral E.3. Inventory of Seeds...
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix F Analysis of Local Stoneware and Kiln Furniture from the Grave Shafts (2006)
Ceramic analysis report from the burial excavations.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix G Specialized Analyses of Plant Remains (2006)
G.1. MACRO-BOTANICAL, PALYNOLOGY, AND PARASITOLOGY PILOT STUDY (New South Associates) G.2. POLLEN ANALYSIS (Gerald K. Kelso, Patricia Fall, and Lisa Lavold-Foote) G.3. MACRO-PLANT ANALYSIS (Leslie E. Raymer) G.4. HCI FLOTATION SUMMARY (William Sandy)
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix H Lists of Tables and Fields in African Burial Ground Archaeological Database (2006)
The database is in Microsoft Access, file name “Alldata.” The structure is very simple. In general, the tables can be easily joined by matching the Burial number (the “FEAT” field in most tables), or the Catalog number, when creating queries or reports. Fields are not coded. Lists of values for an individual field can be obtained by running a query selecting the field or by sorting the table by the field.
New York African Burial Ground Archaeology Final Report, Volume 4. Appendices. Appendix I Stratigraphically Related Burials (Series Charts) (2006)
Figures related to the stratigraphy of related burials.