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A Chesapeake Family and Their Slaves: A Study in Historical Archaeology
Contributor(s): Yentsch, Anne Elizabeth (Author), Hunter, Julie (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 0521467306     ISBN-13: 9780521467308
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $58.89  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 1994
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Annotation: Analysing the material remains left by Maryland's colonists in the eighteenth century in conjunction with historical records and works of art, archaeologists have reconstructed the daily life of an aristocratic British family, whose head was governor of Maryland. In this large household people from different cultures interacted, and English and West African lifestyles merged. Using this fascinating case-study, Anne Yentsch illustrates the way in which historical archaeology draws on different disciplines to interpret the past.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Archaeology
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 975.256
LCCN: 93024740
Series: Nsa
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 7.42" W x 9.74" L (1.85 lbs) 472 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Geographic Orientation - Maryland
Features: Bibliography
 
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Analyzing the material remains left by Maryland's colonists in the eighteenth century in conjunction with historical records and works of art, archaeologists have reconstructed the daily life of the aristocratic British Calvert family, whose head was governor of Maryland. In this large household people from different cultures interacted, and English and West African lifestyles merged. Using this fascinating case study, Anne Yentsch illustrates the way in which historical archaeology draws on different disciplines to interpret the past.
 
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