Bibliograph

Honoring ancestors in sacred space, the archaeology of an eighteenth-century African-Bahamian cemetery, Grace Turner

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Honoring ancestors in sacred space, the archaeology of an eighteenth-century African-Bahamian cemetery, Grace Turner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Honoring ancestors in sacred space

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

980302522

Responsibility statement

Grace Turner

Series statement

Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen series

Sub title

the archaeology of an eighteenth-century African-Bahamian cemetery

Summary

Throughout life black Africans in the Bahamas worked, voluntarily or not, and possessed material items of various degrees of importance to them and within their culture. St. Matthews was a cemetery in Nassau at the water's edge--or sometimes slightly below. This project emerged from archaeological excavations at this site to identify and recover materials associated with the interred before the area was completely developed. The area has been "collected" for decades--both professionally and by interested citizens, and Dr. Turner, a native Bahamian, coupled the results of her research excavations with the collections and archival material, to provide insight into the lives and deaths of the interred

Table Of Contents

Introduction: basic assumptions -- An overview of Bahamian history in context -- African influence on 18th and 19th century cemeteries -- European influence on 18th and 19th century cemeteries -- St. Matthew's northern burial ground -- Bioarchaeological analysis of remains -- Interpretations of artifacts and ecofacts

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