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Scales of Analysis, Scales of Value: Archaeology at Bush Hill House, Barbados

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Agbe-Davies, Anna S.·2009·International Journal of Historical Archaeology
DOI 10.1007/s10761-008-0065-7
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The excavations at Bush Hill House were sponsored because of its association with a notable historical figure, yet the archaeologists were more interested in what we saw as the "bigger" picture: colonialism; slavery; the Atlantic World. This paper addresses both the micro scale—individual deposits and individual people—and the macro scale—placing this site within the larger world of the British Atlantic of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Not surprisingly, both scales, when considered explicitly, offer insights into past social worlds and archaeologists' means of discovering them.

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Authors
Agbe-Davies, A. S.
Venue
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2008-10-03
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
112-126
ISSN
  • 1092-7697 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7748
DOI
10.1007/s10761-008-0065-7
OpenAlex
W2010089512
Cited by
9
References
21
Citations by year
2020: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3
FWCI
1.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
International Journal of Historical Archaeology (publishedVersion)
Funders
George Washington University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies in Central America
Keywords
Barbados, colonialism, slavery, Atlantic world, British Atlantic, scale of analysis, micro and macro scales, historical figures, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, social world, archaeology of slavery

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