Historical and Archaeological Contexts for Zooarchaeological Analyses at Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts, West Indies
Author(s): Gerald Schroedl; Callie Bennett; Ann Ramsey; Todd Ahlman
Year: 2018
Summary
Research at Brimstone Hill Fortress (1690 to 1854) focuses on comparative studies of the eighteenth century lifeways of British soldiers and enslaved Africans. The St. Kitts colonial government and British Royal Engineers designed the fort, and enslaved and free Africans constructed and maintained it. Excavations in areas occupied by British Army officers, enlisted soldiers, and enslaved Africans have produced substantial faunal remains. Especially revealing is the use of imported and local fishes, contrasts in the consumption of fresh and barreled meat, and evidence for the manufacture of bone buttons. Production of these data is attributable to the dogged determination of Walter Klippel and his students.
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Historical and Archaeological Contexts for Zooarchaeological Analyses at Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts, West Indies. Gerald Schroedl, Callie Bennett, Ann Ramsey, Todd Ahlman. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443702)
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Keywords
General
Colonialism
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Historic
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Zooarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
Caribbean
Spatial Coverage
min long: -90.747; min lat: 3.25 ; max long: -48.999; max lat: 27.683 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 19916