NSF REU Site: Exploring Globalization through Archaeology 2019–2020 Session, St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "NSF REU Site: Exploring Globalization through Archaeology 2019–2020 Session, St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean" at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The goal of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Exploring Globalization through Archaeology site is to introduce students to scientific research through the archaeological and bioarchaeological investigation of a variety of seventeenth- to nineteenth-century sites on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius (Statia). During the eighteenth century, Statia was one of the most important ports in the world where different communities involved in global trade responded in different ways. This project explores how individuals and communities reacted and adapted to the rise of capitalism and globalization on Statia. The 2019 investigations included archaeological excavations and visualizations of a sugar plantation (SE095) industrial sugar processing complex, continued bioarchaeological studies of an eroding unmarked cemetery (SE600), and geophysical surveys of a slave village, leper asylum, and several eighteenth-century cemeteries. Posters in this symposium highlight the breadth of research being conducted by students, project staff, and project mentors that expand our understanding of how globalization affected different communities on Statia.