Calzones, Medias, And Camisas: Comparison Of The Material Assemblages Of 16th Century Spanish Probate Records To The Artifact Assemblage At The Luna Settlement Site

Author(s): Casey E Bleuel

Year: 2020

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Plus Ultra: An examination of current research in Spanish Colonial/Iberian Underwater and Terrestrial Archaeology in the Western Hemisphere." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Probate records, documents including wills and estate inventories and auctions, are excellent tools for historical archaeologists who seek to better understand the material possessions of past peoples. Probate and archaeological data are particularly amenable to comparison because they are both quantifiable and when used together present a more wholistic view of the past. This in-progress master’s thesis compares a sample of over seventy-five 16th century Spanish probate records (both inventories and auctions) compiled in Spanish America to the archaeological assemblage of the 1559-1561 Luna Settlement site in Pensacola, Florida excavated by the University of West Florida. The probate records of a variety of Spanish individuals were chosen to reflect the types of people that would have inhabited the site including soldiers, sailors, carpenters, blacksmiths, doctors, artisans, women, etc. Preliminary analysis reveals interesting consumer patterns as well as the differences between the documentary and archaeological records.

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Calzones, Medias, And Camisas: Comparison Of The Material Assemblages Of 16th Century Spanish Probate Records To The Artifact Assemblage At The Luna Settlement Site. Casey E Bleuel. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457270)

Keywords

General
Probate Spanish Textile

Geographic Keywords
United States of America

Temporal Keywords
16th 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): 249