The Kaolin Clay Pipes

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Ongoing Care and Study Through a Digital Catalogue of Port Royal", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

At the Port Royal, Jamaica site over 20,000 English kaolin clay pipe bowl and stem fragments were recovered over the 10-year collaborative excavation between the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M University, and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. These pipes are ubiquitous artifacts, excellent for dating sites due to the numerous typologies. Pipes also reflect economic and social practices of the area, particularly regarding the prominence of tobacco. Due to the volume of pipes found at Port Royal, they provide an excellent starting point for the current efforts of digital documentation by the student researchers. This paper discusses the characteristics and typologies of the Port Royal pipes, their importance in the archaeological record, and the current methods used for their cataloging.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Ongoing Care and Study Through a Digital Catalogue of Port Royal   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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