Can You See Me Now?: Exploring Lines Of Sight On A Virginia Plantation
Author(s): Erica G Moses; Matthew C. Greer
Year: 2018
Summary
As part of ongoing archaeological investigations of Quarter Site B at Belle Grove Plantation in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, geospatial data from various sources are being compiled and analyzed in ArcGIS. Of particular interest is the spatial relationship between the quarter site and the two main loci of white control over the plantation, the manor house and the plantation office/store. This presentation uses viewshed analysis and 3D visualization to explore visibility and lines of sight within the plantation core, and considers the implications of plantation layout for the daily lives of those enslaved at Belle Grove in the early 19th century.
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Can You See Me Now?: Exploring Lines Of Sight On A Virginia Plantation. Erica G Moses, Matthew C. Greer. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441571)
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Keywords
General
Gis
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Landscape
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Plantation
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
19th Century
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): 639