Landscape Modelling and Geospatial Analysis of Fort Mose Environs

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Fort Mose Above and Below: Terrestrial and Underwater Excavations at the Earliest Free Afro-Diasporic Settlement in the United States" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The site of Fort Mose has a complex history involving multiple occupations by different groups between 1738 and 1812. Other earthwork and wooden installations were also constructed in the area during these 75 years, most of which have not yet been relocated or positively identified. Dredging activities were also conducted in the area later in the 19th century, although where and to what degree are largely unknown. This extensive terraforming can be interpreted through geospatial imagery, and when combined with field testing and historical research allows archaeologists to identify high probability areas and specific methods for investigations. These tools can also help model and understand how the landscape has changed over time and how erosion patterns have come to threaten the known archaeological sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Fort Mose Above and Below: Terrestrial and Underwater Excavations at the Earliest Free Afro-Diasporic Settlement in the United States   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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