Sampling Colonoware Variation in an Urban Slavery Context
Location
Presentation 2 (Learning Commons- Studio M)
Session Format
Oral Presentation
Your Campus
Armstrong Campus - Armstrong Center, April 19th
Academic Unit
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Research Area Topic:
Humanities & Social Sciences - Anthropology, Archaeology & Linguistics
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Dr. Kara Bridgman Sweeney
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 the Mary Telfair period of occupation, but few written records 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 this particular class of material culture, we may gain insight into the lives of the enslaved people at this property. I previously interpreted the Colonoware by comparing the frequencies of deposits at different levels, to see how the usage of this pottery type changed throughout time. My proposed research includes secondary analysis of a sample of Colonoware pottery. I will analyze specifics of the pottery (e.g., paste color and temper size) to see if the vessels used during Mary Telfair’s period of occupation were acquired from the same source, or if there was variation. This research can help inform a larger regional story of the provisions purchased for the enslaved in urban locations.
Program Description
Through sampling variation in an archaeological assemblage of Colonoware pottery, my research contributes to a larger regional story of the provisions purchased for the enslaved.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Start Date
4-19-2022 1:00 PM
End Date
4-19-2022 2:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Perry, Kaitlynn b., "Sampling Colonoware Variation in an Urban Slavery Context" (2022). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 14.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2022A/2022A/14
Sampling Colonoware Variation in an Urban Slavery Context
Presentation 2 (Learning Commons- Studio M)
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 the Mary Telfair period of occupation, but few written records 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 this particular class of material culture, we may gain insight into the lives of the enslaved people at this property. I previously interpreted the Colonoware by comparing the frequencies of deposits at different levels, to see how the usage of this pottery type changed throughout time. My proposed research includes secondary analysis of a sample of Colonoware pottery. I will analyze specifics of the pottery (e.g., paste color and temper size) to see if the vessels used during Mary Telfair’s period of occupation were acquired from the same source, or if there was variation. This research can help inform a larger regional story of the provisions purchased for the enslaved in urban locations.
