Final Exam Flashcards
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What does the analysis of human remains tell us about the Native inhabitants of Spanish missions
Natives in St. Catherines GA burial complex, skeletons showed signs of malnutrition and anemia in teeth in skull, diets were most likely just grain like corn, lipping indicates heavy lifting, and leg bones show lesions from bacterial infections. They were exploited, malnourished, overworked, diseased etc.
Who lived in Ft. Mose, and how did the inhabitants relate to those of St. Augustine?
1986-1988 uncovered remains of first black town in the US; fort remains, moat, military items like metal buckles and gunflint; household items like thimbles and ceramics; food items like burned seeds
How does the archaeological assemblages at Ft. Mose relate to culture contact?
Blending of African, Spanish, and Indigenous Cultures: established in 1738, was the first free Black settlement in what is now the United States, founded by formerly enslaved Africans who fled English colonies and sought freedom under Spanish rule. Found moat, gunflints, thimbles, ceramics, burned seats
What material culture relates to Chinese immigrants in the Western United States?
jade, ceramics, chinese tokens coins, figurines of dieties, chinatowns and shrines, railroad mateiral from Union railroad
Cipolla’s argument about authenticity
nonnative people classify natives as either ‘authentic’, being true to their original values and ways of life before European contact. ‘Inauthenticity’ is used to refer to natives who have undergone cultural change in order to weaken their cultural ties to land/property/heritage.
What was the Brothertown Indian Nation?
In late 1700s, a group of natives adopted and appropriated Christianity, left their home lands and went for NY state until they relocated further out west to WI. Many different cultures of natives unified and became brothertown Indians. These people used European objects, set the table, and lived in log cabins.
What is the article’s argument about the BT Indian Nation?
They were not black and white, and were complex people who were trying to adapt and survive. The natives were not any less authentic for this. The attempt of the essay is to change colonial narratives and make room for people who are trying to make place in the modern world.
Why is it important to consider African-American material culture and ‘voices’
bc Af-Ams have been historically marginalized and their history has been deliberately erased and forgotten by the state and the public. Material culture preservation allows us to have an unbiased and true look at af-am history and inform us about resilient, resistant, and resourceful communities
What was ‘The Hill’?
The Hill is a deteriorating neighborhood in MD, very close to where Frederick Douglas and Harriet Tubman once lived. However, it has been forgotten and ignored and officials are trying to erase it as if it were a blight. Capitalism and the state are taking African-American sites, places of work/residence away legally
Why is it important to preserve a deteriorating ‘bad’ neighborhood like the Hill?
anthropologists can help stop the erasure and destruction of black communities like the Hill in Maryland, Interpretation and preservation of their material culture will ensure that they are not deliberately forgotten and erased.
What does creolization mean?
mixing of cultures to create a hybrid, can be seen in arcitecture, language, diets, religion etc
What arguments does Ferguson make about Colono-ware and food preparation?
large amounts of pottery found in SC colonial sites, were African vessels used for religious purposes by colonial slaves
How is colono-ware different from colono-indian ware?
colono-indian ware is the same thing, but Hume thought it was native american pottery, not from slaves
Why does there appear to be greater expression of traditional African culture in colonial South Carolina sites than in colonial Virginia and Florida sites?
Where and what is the New Philadelphia site
Illinois, it is the earliest known town founded and registered in a state by an African American in the antebellum United States.
What is the brief history of New Philadelphia?
Frank McWorte bought his freedom founded NP and sold lots, and then subsequently bought other slaves freedom. It was very important as it was an integrated town
what are the goals of research in New Philadelphia
It was nominated for the NRHP, the goals for research were to use historic and topographic maps and aerial photographs to determine the general location of the town and bring awareness to the town to ensure its people weren’t forgotten
What artifacts found in NP reflect African traditions?
Foodways Evidence: Faunal remains and cooking tools hinting at food preparation methods derived from African traditions., also ceramics and beading
How does the project at NP incorporate descendants of the townspeople?
Community Collaboration: Engaging descendants in decision-making about site preservation and interpretation.
Oral Histories: Collecting stories and memories from descendants to supplement the archaeological record.
Public Education and Outreach: Ensuring the narrative of New Philadelphia reflects the experiences and voices of its African American founders and their legacy.
What argument is Leone and his co-authors presenting about ‘history’ and local politics?
Mark Leone and his co-authors argue that “history” is often constructed through the lens of dominant power structures, which can marginalize or erase the contributions of African Americans and other minority groups. In the context of New Philadelphia, they emphasize the need to challenge traditional narratives that overlook the agency and achievements of African Americans in shaping the American frontier.
Milne and Crabtree: geography, time periods, and ethnicity
5 points, working class neighborhood in New York from 1820-1840s.
The ethnicities of 5 points were Af-Am, German, and Irish and in the 1830s there was a large influx of Irish immigrants
