Rediscovering Indigenous Places in Colonial New England

Summary

Eighteenth and early nineteenth century Native American homesites located outside of defined Indigenous communities can be difficult to identify. Sites that contain typical Native and EuroAmerican features and materials are often interpreted as separate sites created and used by indigenous people before the colonial period and re-occupied by EuroAmericans after. Using examples from coastal Massachusetts, this presentation examines historical and archaeological biases that can affect interpretation and hide Native sites within what are considered non-Native places.

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2025

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