Remote Sensing in Historical Archaeology (General Sessions)

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2021

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Remote Sensing in Historical Archaeology (General Sessions)," at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

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  • Aerial Remote Sensing For Documenting Fur Trade ‘Cultural Landscapes’ (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only J. Scott Hamilton.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Remote Sensing in Historical Archaeology (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Fur trade posts have long been a focus for Canadian historical archaeology, specifically the compounds that were central to European occupation and commerce.  This has constrained interpretation of surrounding hinterlands, and archaeological recognition of Indigenous presence and role. While these shortcomings have...

  • It Happened Centuries Ago: Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques to Map the Quilombo dos Palmares (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Charlotte G. Mills.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Remote Sensing in Historical Archaeology (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In Brazil, the largest escaped slave community in the Americas incorporated multiple settlements into a united federation. This was Palmares, named for the palm forests where they sheltered in the Captaincy of Pernambuco. Encompassing nine individual villages at its height in the mid-1600s, this community’s only...

  • Remotely Sensing Pasts, Imaging Better Futures: The Application of Refined Remote Sensing Techniques To Métis Archaeology (2021)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only William T. D. Wadsworth. Kisha Supernant. Vadim Kravchinsky.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Remote Sensing in Historical Archaeology (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeological remote sensing is becoming increasingly popular among Indigenous communities who are concerned about their material past but would like to limit destructive excavation. During the nineteenth century, the Métis, a distinct Indigenous nation, adopted a mobile lifestyle centered around bison hunting,...