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In Service to a Danish King: Comparing the Material Culture of Royal Enslaved Afro-Caribbeans and Danish Soldiers at the Christiansted National Historic Site

Odewale, Alicia, Foster, H. Thomas, Torres, Joshua M.·2017·Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage
DOI 10.1080/21619441.2017.1290959
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New archaeological research inside the Christiansted National Historic Site in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, has uncovered a wealth of cultural resources around the Danish West India and Guinea Company Warehouse that have lasting implications for the largely Afro-Caribbean descendent Crucian community living in St. Croix today. Following a stump removal, exposing the remains of a Danish military stock warehouse containing 3,152 artifacts, two excavations targeting the dwelling spaces of royal enslaved Afro-Caribbeans recovered over 4,000 artifacts within the same warehouse structure. This new research brings into focus the daily lives of the enslaved Afro-Caribbean peoples residing within the walls of the Danish West India and Guinea Company Warehouse in service to the King of Denmark. The project also brings attention to the lives of the Danish officers who carried out their operations in the same space. This article explores the relationship between these two groups.

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Authors
Odewale, A., Foster, H. T., & Torres, J. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Tulsa (US)
  • National Park Service (US)
Corresponding author
Odewale, Alicia
Venue
Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2017-01-02
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
19-54
ISSN
  • 2161-9441 (ISSN-L)
  • 2161-9468
DOI
10.1080/21619441.2017.1290959
OpenAlex
W2602548700
Cited by
9
References
53
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 1
FWCI
3.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Anthropological Association (Minority Dissertation Fellowship)
  • National Science Foundation (1558235)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
Keywords
Danish soldiers, material culture, St. Croix, Danish colonialism

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