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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS)
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Dr. Kara Bridgman-Sweeney, Faculty Advisor
Abstract
The Digging Savannah public archaeology initiative has been assisting Telfair Museums with salvage excavations at the Telfair Academy property. I am participating with ongoing interpretation and processing of cultural materials found at the site. The Telfair Academy was built in 1819 for the Telfair family, and it was the primary residence of Mary Telfair. There are archival records indicating slavery at this property during her period of occupation. Few written records exist to document the lives of enslaved people in the United States. Because of this, the material culture may be able to tell more of a story than any existing documents. Colonoware pottery was exclusively used by enslaved individuals, and previous research has connected some of the material culture found at this site to enslaved individuals in Savannah. By analyzing the frequency of this particular category, we may gain insight into the lives of the enslaved people living on the Telfair Academy property. I will interpret the Colonoware by categorizing it, understanding the frequencies in different levels, and comparing them to each other to see how the usage of this pottery type changed throughout time.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Perry, Kaitlynn, "Colonoware and the Archaeology of Urban Slavery" (2021). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 79.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2021/2021/79
Poster Presentation
Colonoware and the Archaeology of Urban Slavery
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS)
The Digging Savannah public archaeology initiative has been assisting Telfair Museums with salvage excavations at the Telfair Academy property. I am participating with ongoing interpretation and processing of cultural materials found at the site. The Telfair Academy was built in 1819 for the Telfair family, and it was the primary residence of Mary Telfair. There are archival records indicating slavery at this property during her period of occupation. Few written records exist to document the lives of enslaved people in the United States. Because of this, the material culture may be able to tell more of a story than any existing documents. Colonoware pottery was exclusively used by enslaved individuals, and previous research has connected some of the material culture found at this site to enslaved individuals in Savannah. By analyzing the frequency of this particular category, we may gain insight into the lives of the enslaved people living on the Telfair Academy property. I will interpret the Colonoware by categorizing it, understanding the frequencies in different levels, and comparing them to each other to see how the usage of this pottery type changed throughout time.
