Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2021

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)," at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

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  • Long-term Impact of Settlement Location on Economic Status: A Geospatial Analysis in Skagafjörður, Iceland (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Kathryn A Catlin. Douglas J Bolender.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Environmental resources are unevenly distributed, but does differential access have long-term effects on relative economic status? During Iceland's settlement in the 9th and 10th centuries, all of the island's agriculturally productive lowlands were claimed by powerful settlers. These large land claims were...

  • The Mediterranean and Trans-Atlantic Colonial Landscapes (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Colum J Coleman.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Colonialism was not the invention of the trans-Atlantic empires of the 16th century. Colonialism has existed in what is known as Western Civilization for almost as long as Western Civilization has existed; dating as far back as the Archaic Period, circa 650 to 480 BCE, of Greece. This work is to serve as a...

  • Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence for World-System Expansion in Northern Iroquoia, ca. AD 1550-1650 (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Megan A Conger.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Usually considered a macro-scale phenomenon, world-system expansion is enacted at the local scale, in the context of local sociopolitical histories. I analyze the composition and distribution of European-manufactured trade good assemblages from 90+ Iroquoian sites (12,000+ artifacts) in Southern Ontario and...

  • Sewagescapes: Urban Growth and Topography of Sewage Districts in Central Illinois (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Anastasia L Ervin.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Sewage districts are important municipalities that facilitate urban growth within cities and heavily impact communities. Research regarding the sewage districts is scarce in the modern contexts, and focuses on the biological and chemical processes involved in sanitizing wastewater. This study focuses on...

  • Social Distancing In The Woods: Archaeological Expressions Of Isolated Winter Habitations Of Newfoundland’s Early European Fisherfolk (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Barry C. Gaulton. Anatolijs Venovcevs.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Physical separation from friends and family, access to finite provisions and fears of food security in the time of COVID-19 has led many to rethink their priorities, adjust their activities, develop means of coping with isolation, and embrace a DIY attitude. What do historically-similar, non-pandemic related,...

  • What Lies Beneath At The Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard: Site Formation Processes As A Document Of Change In Burlington, Vermont (C. 1830-1960) (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Paul W Gates.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes Above and Below in Northern Contexts (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard in the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont contains a small assemblage of abandoned vessels along the shores of Lake Champlain. Representing a span of time dating from the early half of the 19th century into the middle of the 20th century, the ships within...