Term of Award
Summer 2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Social Sciences (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Committee Chair
Sue Mullins Moore
Committee Member 1
Lisa Denmark
Committee Member 2
Steve Hale
Abstract
Material culture is a vital component of archaeology. The identification and designation of artifacts and their uses can assist in contextualizing historical sites. At Mont Repose, a rice plantation inhabited during colonial and antebellum times, a structure has been partially excavated. Included in a collection of bone artifacts unearthed from this site are bone buttons, bone toothbrushes, bone handfan parts, bone lice combs, and artifacts thought to be parts of a needle case or a Yoruba status item. These items display a high degree of manipulation and offer many interesting hypotheses regarding slave plantation life. The bone artifacts associated with this building have helped the faculty and students responsible for this work better understand the possible occupation and activities that took place within.
Recommended Citation
Harper, James B., "Bone Artifacts at Mont Repose: Possible Motivationos for Production and Trade" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 607.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/607
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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