Primary Sources and the Design of Research Projects
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Primary Sources and the Design of Research Projects," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
This symposium explores ways in which primary sources can used as a baseline for the development of research that focuses on "otherness" in Puerto Rico during the 16th and 20th century. Shifting away from traditional lines of investigation in the historical archaeology of the Spanish Caribbean, various case studies will address the relevance of using archival data as an integral tool to design research questions that can be studied in short-term projects. The examples will concentrate on the successful use of 19th century newspaper advertisements, registries of vessels and passengers, litigation documents, population census data, registries of merchants, maps and photographs with the objective of constructing narratives of the "other".
Other Keywords
Historic •
Historical Archaeology •
Ethnohistory/History •
Gender and Childhood •
Household Archaeology •
Remote Sensing/Geophysics •
Education/Pedagogy •
Women’s trades, early 20th century, Puerto Rico •
La Puntilla, Puerto Rico
Geographic Keywords
Department of Martinique (Country) •
Republic of El Salvador (Country) •
Department of Guadeloupe (Country) •
Cayman Islands (Country) •
Antigua and Barbuda (Country) •
Turks and Caicos Islands (Country) •
Belize (Country) •
Anguilla (Country) •
Republic of Honduras (Country) •
Republic of Haiti (Country)
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- Documents (12)
- Analysis of Households in Calle de Isabel II, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1910 (2019)
- An Archaeological Approach to the Tobacco Industry in Puerto Rico. (2019)
- Commercial Activity, Trades and Professions in Barrio Ballajá, 1910 - 1940. (2019)
- Commercializing for its People: "Pulperías" and "Ventorrillos" in the City of San Juan, 1910-1920. (2019)
- Foreigners Building a Future in Colonial San Juan, 1910. (2019)
- From Prison to Tourism: Historical Evolution and Population of Presidio de la Princesa. (2019)
- Incorporating "Otherness" to Archaeological Research. (2019)
- Material Culture Associated to Elite Females in 16th Century Puerto Rico (2019)
- Narratives of the Recent Past: La Playa Slum as a Case Study. (2019)
- Stitching Histories: Women in the Puerto Rican Clothing Industry between 1910-1930. (2019)
- Trade, Professions and Education: Women in Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico, 1910 (2019)
- The Use of Primary Sources in Plantation Archaeology: the Case Study of Hacienda La Esperanza. (2019)