A Sampling of Interesting Artifacts Recovered from St. Rosalie Plantation

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Plantation in the Right-of-Way: Data Recovery at St. Rosalie Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The combined Phase II and III archaeological investigations of the St. Rosalie Plantation produced upwards of 31,000 historic artifacts reflecting the material culture of the site's inhabitants over a span of roughly 200 years, and most notably from the period spanning Reconstruction until the end of the Great Depression (ca. 1870 to 1940). Artifacts relating to local subsistence practices, military operations, commercial trading, extracurricular activities, and inter-regional connections were recovered and identified during these investigations. This paper highlights some of the more interesting artifacts recovered from the site and discusses their importance for interpreting local history.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Plantation in the Right-of-Way: Data Recovery at St. Rosalie Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2025

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