Great Dismal Swamp Land Study
Author(s): Jordan Riccio; Justin E. Uehlein; Becca Peixotto
Year: 2013
Summary
The Great Dismal Swamp Landscape Study (GDSLS), which was formed in 2002, has been investigating the swamp by means of archaeological excavation. The project has been successful in exploring the enigmatic history of disenfranchised Native Americans, African Maroons, and others who sought refuge from the colonial world ca. 1660-1865.The project revolves around a predictive model of community structure that can be tested on various sites in the swamp. Current research focuses on the interior, or scission, mode of communitization at a maroon site. This poster will present an overview of the project, discuss community models, current research, and the potential for future archaeological research.
Cite this Record
Great Dismal Swamp Land Study. Jordan Riccio, Justin E. Uehlein, Becca Peixotto. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428559)
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Keywords
General
Landscape
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Maroon
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Resistance
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1600- 1865
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 319