Breaking Bread and Breaking Down Boundaries: Reconsidering Roles and Scope of Archaeological Research in the Context of the African Diaspora

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "A Tribute to the Legacy of Leland Ferguson: A Journey From Uncommon Ground to God's Fields", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Throughout his career, Leland Ferguson pushed against a priori notions of the ways in which archaeology should be conducted, whom it should be conducted by, and how it should be interpreted. He championed a multidisciplinary methodology that diversified informative data sources as well as dissemination styles and methods, and highlighted connections between academic and quotidian observations. In this presentation, I will discuss how Leland's work, guidance, and mentorship have reframed the way I seek to identify and analyze connections in African Diaspora archaeology at sites across the Atlantic.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• A Tribute to the Legacy of Leland Ferguson: A Journey From Uncommon Ground to God's Fields

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