17th and 18th century (Temporal Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeologies of Contact and Colonialism" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the 17th-century, Jewish migrants from Europe began settling in Suriname, where they were granted unprecedented autonomy in governing their community and openly practicing their religion. In 1665, these Jewish settlers established their first synagogue and cemetery along the Cassipora Creek, which would become the namesake of their...
John Drayton’s Garden House: An Archaeological and Architectural Examination of a Gentleman’s Retreat in the Context of the Anglo-Palladian Movement in Colonial South Carolina. (2013)
Drayton Hall c. 1738 is widely regarded as the first fully executed example of Palladian domestic architecture in Colonial America. Located 12 miles from the colonial capital of Charles Towne, SC, the property was conceived as a gentleman’s country estate situated at the center of a network of commercial plantations totaling more than 100,000 acres. Drawing on recent historical and archaeological examinations, this paper will examine the design and orientation of John Drayton’s garden house...