One if by Land, Two if by Sea: Community-based Archaeology at Fort Mose

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.

In an era when community-based participatory research is becoming the norm, it is important to recognize the pioneers of this approach. Kathleen Deagan and her students began a research project at Fort Mose in the 1980s that resulted in finding the original location of the first legally sanction free African settlement in the United States. This collaborative project resulted in the establishment of Fort Mose Historic State Park. Our work builds upon these efforts through a collaborative field school between Flagler College and University of Florida that relies on partnerships with many local stakeholders to achieve common goals. This paper explores community-based archaeology at Fort Mose in the past and present, the stakeholders involved, and the role of archaeology in shaping communities at multiple scales.

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• 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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