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Land use and evolution of Castillo San Felipe del Morro's Esplanade (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Military Sites Archaeology in the Caribbean: Studies of Colonialism, Globalization, and Multicultural Communities" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Construction of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico began in 1539 and completed by the end of the eighteenth century. This massive fortification, located on the northwestern side of the islet, safeguards the entrance to the bay, and still...