The Archaeology of the French in the New World
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2018
From the mid-16th century to the present, France and French influence have shaped the experience of life in the New World. European French and enslaved Africans brought to the French territories engaged with indigenous peoples throughout the Americas, forming complex Métis and Creolized cultures. These cultures and settlements remained vibrant throughout the French colonial period and long after the French metropole abandoned large-scale colonial ambitions. Until recently archaeological investigations of New World Francophone societies focused on New Orleans, the Caribbean and Québec, but a growing body of studies highlight that French cultural influence extended beyond these strongholds. Contributors to this session will explore different facets of the French and Francophone presence in New World societies, using a wide range of archaeological methodologies.
Other Keywords
French •
Colonialism •
settlement •
Foodways •
Landscape •
Acadian •
Architecture •
Trade •
Commerce •
Fur Trade
Temporal Keywords
18th Century •
Colonial •
Late 18th Century •
Historical •
Mid-18th Century •
Colonial Period •
17th-19th century •
17th to 20th Century •
1300 - 1820 AD •
16th and 17th centuries
Geographic Keywords
North America •
Massachusetts (State / Territory) •
New York (State / Territory) •
New Hampshire (State / Territory) •
Idaho (State / Territory) •
Maine (State / Territory) •
Wisconsin (State / Territory) •
Michigan (State / Territory) •
Washington (State / Territory) •
Minnesota (State / Territory)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-17 of 17)
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Buffers, Bridges, and Bastards: French Missourian’s Approaches to living in an Occupied Territory (2018)
Regional Settlement Patterns in the Colonization of Historical Landscapes: the New Acadia Project Archaeological Survey (2018)