Cross-mends that Cross Lines: A study of inter-structure cross-mended objects from Monticello’s Mulberry Row

Summary

In this paper, we examine the spatial relationships between cross-mended sherds in a given object to evaluate depositional practices between structures and work areas on Monticello’s Mulberry Row. When object distributions are evaluated in conjunction with previously established site chronologies, we are able to evaluate temporal patterns between archaeological deposits. With this, we challenge the traditional assumption of synchronicity between contexts that contain fragments of a given cross-mended object. We utilize data from the Mulberry Row Reassessment Project, which includes contextual and artifact data as well as intra- and inter-site chronologies of thirteen different sites. This research diverges from previous analysis at the sherd-based level of aggregation and instead focuses on object-level data from a curated collection.

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PaperId(s): SYM-75,04