The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology

995 Pages·2020·21.252 MB·English

by  Charles E. Orser Jr., Susan Lawrence, James Symonds, Andrés Zarankin

THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF
GLOBAL HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology is a multi-authored compendium of
articles on specific topics of interest to today’s historical archaeologists, offering perspectives
on the current state of research and collectively outlining future directions for the field.
The broad range of topics covered in this volume allows for specificity within individual
chapters, while building to a cumulative overview of the field of historical archaeology as it
stands, and where it could go next. Archaeological research is discussed in the context of
current sociological concerns, different approaches and techniques are assessed, and potential
advances are posited. This is a comprehensive treatment of the sub-discipline, engaging key
contemporary debates, and providing a series of specially commissioned geographical over-
views to complement the more theoretical explorations.
This book is designed to offer a starting point for students who may wish to pursue par-
ticular topics in more depth, as well as for non-archaeologists who have an interest in histor-
ical archaeology. Archaeologists, historians, preservationists, and all scholars interested in the
role historical archaeology plays in illuminating daily life during the past five centuries will
find this volume engaging and enlightening.
Charles E. Orser, Jr. is Research Professor at Vanderbilt University and Research Adjunct
at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and Researcher with Timmins Martelle in
London, Ontario. He is the author of several books including Historical Archaeology (2016,
3rd edition), A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World (1996), and An Archaeology of the
English Atlantic World, 1600–1700 (2018). He is the founder and editor of the International
Journal of Historical Archaeology, and a recipient of the J. C. Harrington Medal from the Soci-
ety for Historical Archaeology.
Andrés Zarankin is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Minas Gerais, Brazil,
and Director of the Laboratory of Antarctic Studies in Human Sciences (LEACH-UFMG).
His main research interests include Antarctic archaeology, archaeological theory, archaeology
of dictatorship, and historical archaeology.
Pedro Paulo A. Funari is Professor in the Department of History of the University of
Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil. He is former World Archaeological Congress Secretary, author
of several books and papers and co-editor of Historical Archaeology, Back from the Edge (Rou-
tledge, 1999).
Susan Lawrence is Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia where she
teaches archaeology. She is the author of several books and numerous publications on
gender, material culture studies, urban archaeology, British colonialism, and industrial
archaeology. Her current research focuses on landscape and environmental archaeologies of
the Anthropocene. Susan is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Aus-
tralian Academy of the Humanities.
James Symonds is Professor of Historical Archaeology at the University of Amsterdam.
His edited and co-authored books include: The Historical Archaeology of the Sheffield Tableware
and Cutlery Industries (2002); South Uist: Archaeology & History (2004); Industrial Archaeology:
Future Directions (2005); Interpreting the Early Modern World: Transatlantic Perspectives (2010);
Table Settings: The Material Culture and Social Context of Dining, AD 1700-1900 (2011); His-
torical Archaeologies of Cognition: Historical Archaeologies of Faith, Hope, and Charity (2013).
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THE ROUTLEDGE
HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL
HISTORICAL
ARCHAEOLOGY
Edited by Charles E. Orser, Jr., Andrés Zarankin,
Pedro Paulo A. Funari, Susan Lawrence,
and James Symonds
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CONTENTS
Listoffigures x
Listoftables xiii
Listofcontributors xiv
1 Introduction 1
CharlesE.Orser,Jr.,AndrésZarankin,PedroPauloA.Funari,
SusanLawrence,andJamesSymonds
PART1
Historicaldevelopment 11
2 Abriefhistoryofhistoricalarchaeologyinthebeginningofthe
twenty-firstcentury 13
AdamFracchia
PART2
Coreissuesandtopics 39
3 Colonialisminhistoricalarchaeology:areviewofissuesand
perspectives 41
StephenW.Silliman
4 Historicalarchaeologyandthenewontologies:someexperiencesin
Brazil 61
ViníciusMelquíadesandBrunoS.RanzanidaSilva
v
Contents
5 Race 80
AnnaS.Agbe-Davies
6 Intersectionality,queerarchaeology,andsexualeffects:recent
advancesinthearchaeologyofsexualities 95
MeganE.Springate
7 Capitalismandglobalization 117
JonathanPrangnell
8 Enslavementandemancipation 133
TerranceWeik
9 Communityengagementinthetwenty-firstcentury 150
SarahE.Miller
10 CRM/commercialhistoricalarchaeologyinthetwenty-firstcentury 177
J.W.Joseph
11 Conflictarchaeology 192
IainBanks
12 Contemporaryarchaeology 215
LauraMcAtackney
13 Historicalarchaeologyandtechnology 231
PeterDavies
PART3
Theoreticalapproaches 247
14 Becoming:sensesandaffectsinhistoricalarchaeology 249
JoséRobertoPellini
15 Oninterdisciplinarityandhistoricalarchaeology 264
JeffOliver
16 Criticaltheory 289
MarkP.Leone
17 Thepoliticsofinterpretationinhistoricalarchaeology 298
RuiGomesCoelho
vi
Contents
18 Feministhistoricalarchaeology 317
ElizabethM.Scott
19 Marxism,historicalarchaeology,andtheweboflife 336
LouAnnWurstandQuentinLewis
20 Fromanenvironmentalhistoricalarchaeologytoanhistorical
ecoarchaeology 353
DiogoMenezesCosta
21 GenderperspectivesinSouthAmericanarchaeology:alookfrom
Brazil 370
LoredanaRibeiroandLaradePaulaPassos
22 Socio-economicsandinequalityinacomparativeperspective:
possibilitiesandproblemsinthemodeofproductionapproach 384
PerCornell
PART4
Subjects 421
23 Isotopebioarchaeologyinhistoricalarchaeology 423
KateBrittonandEricGuiry
24 Analyzinghistoricalartefacts:progressandchallenges 443
FernandaCodevillaSoares
25 “Adistinctionwithoutadifference”attheJuh–Cushingbattlesite:
primarynarrativetextsinhistoricalinquiry 458
DeniJ.Seymour
26 Oralhistory 478
KerryMassheder-Rigby
27 Geographicinformationsystemsinhistoricalarchaeology 496
EdwardGonzález-Tennant
28 Archaeologyofarchitecture:buildingsarchaeology 517
AgustínAzkarate
29 Landscapeanalysis 536
StephenRippon
vii
Contents
30 AdvancesingravestoneandcemeterystudiesintheUnitedStatesand
theCommonwealthofNations 553
ShereneBaugherandRichardVeit
31 Interpretivedirectionsforhistoricalzooarchaeologyinthetwenty-
firstcentury 573
DavidB.LandonandAnaC.Opishinski
32 Faunisticanalysis:emphasisonthesouthernhemisphere:whydo
bonesmatter?Discussingnewcontributionsinhistorical
zooarchaeology 594
MaríaJimenaCruz
33 Floralanalysis:impactsandinnovationsinhistoricalpaleoethnobotany 618
FernandoJ.AstudilloandSarahWalshaw
PART5
Regionaloverviews 637
34 Theeverydayandthelonguedurée:trans-historicalarchaeologiesof
WesternAfrica 639
NatalieSwanepoel
35 Colonies,missions,violenceandtrade:thehistoricalarchaeologyof
NortheastAfrica 660
AlfredoGonzález-Ruibal
36 HistoricalarchaeologyintheEasternMediterraneanandMiddleEast 681
JoanitaVroom
37 EastandSoutheastAsiaattheageofcontact:post-1500archaeology
ofAsia 698
StephenAcabadoandEllenHsieh
38 Oceania 712
JamesL.Flexner
39 Caribbeanhistoricalarchaeologyinthetwenty-firstcentury 731
KrystaRyzewski
40 HistoricalarchaeologyinSouthandCentralAmerica 758
AlasdairBrooksandMarcosAndréTorresdeSouza
viii
Contents
41 HistoricalarchaeologyinEurope 780
NataschaMehler
42 Regionaloverview:UKandIreland 798
HaroldMytum
43 RecastingmobilityandmovementinEasternNorthAmerica:a
fisheriesperspective 828
BarryGaultonandCatherineLosier
44 Repercussionsofrapidcolonization:archaeologicalinsightsfromthe
NorthAmericanWest 851
KellyJ.Dixon
45 Maritimearchaeology 894
BenFord
46 Antarcticarchaeology 915
AndrésZarankinandMelisaA.Salerno
Index 927
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FIGURES
4.1 Placementofwitches,gnomesandstones.Date:17May2017 67
4.2 Picturesanddrawingsoftheventaneira.CapturedfromMelquíades(2017) 73
5.1 Termslike“ethnic”and“ethnicity”stilloutnumberinstancesof“race”in
historicalarchaeology’slongest-runningjournal,HistoricalArchaeology.
However,themarginhasnarrowedinrecentyears 83
9.1 HighlightsfromtheinauguralyearofHeritageMonitoringScouts
(HMSFlorida) 158
9.2 Communityengagedonlandtosupporttheunderwaterinvestigationofthe
SlaveWrecksProject 165
13.1 AlluvialminingscaratThreeMileCreek,Victoria,Australia.Theimageuses
GIStocombineaGoogleEarthbasemapwithLiDARelevationcoloring,
creekalignmentandgeo-samplingpoints 238
15.1 Stackedareagraphshowingtrendsinthenumberofpapersperyearusingthe
terms:‘interdisciplinary’,‘multidisciplinary’,‘cross-disciplinary’and
‘transdisciplinary’(andrelatedrootwords)aspublishedinthejournalHistorical
Archaeology1968–2017 267
25.1 Analyticaltaggingremindstheresearcherwhereinthetextpotential
interpretivedissonanceexistswhilemaintainingthecontextofthepassagesin
thelargerdocument 463
25.2 Schematicrenderingsallowactualgeographicattributesobtainedfrommaps
andaerialstoplayaroleintheequation,requiringadjustmentstoassumptions
anddirectionofanalysisasadditionaltextualandvisualelementsare
systematicallyincorporated 469
25.3 Diagrammingahistoricaltextallowsustovisuallyunderstandthemany
potentialmeaningsofeverypartofasentenceanditsrelationtootherparts 470
25.4 Thisschematicdrawingshowsthedistributionofarchaeologicallociidentified,
astheycorrespondtoMoore’sassessmentofbattlefielddistances 472
27.1 EvaluatingtheeffectsofstormsurgeoncemeteriesinDuvalCounty,Florida 500
27.2 Leastcostpathway(LCP)analysisof1706FrenchinvasionofNevisshowing
anisotropiclines 503
27.3 FortCharlesviewshedmodeling 505
27.4 MappingartifactdensitiesatEnBasSaline,Haiti 507
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