Landscape transformation (Other Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Inhabited Islandscapes and Historical Ecosystem Dynamics: Power and Land in Barbuda", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The people of Barbuda have long maintained a profound connection with their land. The island’s ecological diversity embodies the essence of local culture and heritage. The historical processes shaping Barbuda’s present-day ecological reality are deeply intertwined with the arrival of...
Prehispanic landscape and agriculture in the Teotihuacan Valley: the Tlaijnga área (2016)
Archaeological evidence indicates occupation in the Tlajinga área of the southern Teotihuacan Valley throughout the Classic and Postclassic (ca. 200-1500 DC) as well as the Colonial period. Excavations as well as soil profiles in this sector provide macro- and microbotanical remains that, together with stable carbón isotope values (δ13C) provide new insights with respect to agricultural activities, conforming evidence for maize (Zea mays) and opportunistic flora associated with food production....
Transition from a Natural to a Cultural Landscape in Quebec City : An Entomological Point of View (2013)
Quebec City’s Intendant’s Palace site is rich in history. For my thesis, I am interested in one history in particular, namely the transition from a natural to a cultural landscape at this site. The landscape pre-dating and after the arrival of Europeans has already been investigated to some degree; however, how the actual transition took place remains unclear. Various methodologies have the potential to address this research question. This thesis will rely on archaeoentomology, micromorphology...
Use of Archaeological and Archival Data in Interpreting Barbuda’s Coastal Fortifications (2025)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Inhabited Islandscapes and Historical Ecosystem Dynamics: Power and Land in Barbuda", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. During Barbuda’s colonial period, the Codrington family maintained an exclusive lease over the island. It would be during this lease that a series of coastal fortifications were established on the land. Sites such as Gun Shop Cliff, the Castle Hill Ruins Complex, and Martello tower are just a...