A Century of Ceramics: A Study of Household Practice on the Eastern Pequot Reservation
Author(s): Kelton Sheridan
Year: 2018
Summary
This project examines foodways and practices related to ceramic use on the Eastern Pequot reservation in North Stonington, Connecticut. Analysis of ceramic assemblages from three sites from different time periods focusing on ware type, vessel form, and decoration has informed how the Eastern Pequot negotiated these markets and utilized ceramics. Engagement with the local Euro-American markets by New England’s Native peoples was necessary during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but how this necessity translated into reservation community and household practices requires further examination. This is especially true considering the overall (but not complete) similarity of these ceramic assemblages to neighboring Anglo settler households. Using the Nipmuc site of the Sarah Boston farmstead of Grafton, Massachusetts as a point of comparison, I explore the ways in which social mimicry, class status, and cultural practice intersect to interpret these historical experiences of Native American community persistence.
Cite this Record
A Century of Ceramics: A Study of Household Practice on the Eastern Pequot Reservation. Kelton Sheridan. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441612)
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Keywords
General
cultural persistence
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Foodways
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Historic Ceramics
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
18th & 19th centuries
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): 1046