Atlantic World (Geographic Keyword)

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In The Wake of Malouin Fishermen : Ceramic Evidence of the Transatlantic Triangular Cod Trade, 17th-18th centuries. (2020)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Gaëlle Dieulefet. Brad Loewen.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "From the Bottom Up: Socioeconomic Archaeology of the French Maritime Empire" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeological collections in Canada from the 17th and 18th centuries contain North-Mediterranean ceramics, in contexts related to Saint-Malo fisheries. This paper retraces the route of Mediterranean ceramics to study triangular Atlantic trade and ceramic diffusion routes. To link these ceramics...

Marine Art as a Research Tool for Investigating Cask Assemblages Found on Eighteenth Century Shipwrecks Identified as Slave-Trade Ships (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Sarah C Watkins-Kenney. Lynn B Harris.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Casks were containers for provisions, supplies, and trade goods aboard ships in the Atlantic world for over 2000 years. On eighteenth century ships engaged in the “Triangle of Trade” the number, capacities, and contents of casks carried depended on stage of the voyage. Identifying a historic shipwreck as a slave-trade vessel may...

Salty Crew : Salt In Food Of Sailors In The 17th And 18th Centuries. (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Gaëlle Dieulefet.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Sal, Bacalhau e Açúcar : Trade, Mobility, Circular Navigation and Foodways in the Atlantic World", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Salt is an essential food. Among maritime populations first, then for crews especially during the Early Modern Period with the development of ocean navigation. In the diet of crews, salt is subject to an administrative organization with French Ordinance of the Navy. It allows...

Towards Intercolonial Studies: Exploring 18th-century Virginians’ perceptions of the Spanish Empire (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Kathryn L. Ness Swanson.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the early modern period, England and Spain claimed the majority of the Americas. The imperial actions and policies of one empire were often reactions to developments in the other. Those living in the colonial Americas were highly aware of and alert to these changes and, in some cases, specifically advocated for greater...