Papers by Douglas Armstrong
American Anthropologist, 2006
Applying this methodology to the East End results in a robust analysis of change in this fascinat... more Applying this methodology to the East End results in a robust analysis of change in this fascinating, small, autonomous, and free community. The transformational model Armstrong employs is flexible, allowing him to examine both short-term and long-term social and spatial trends within the community. Historical archaeologists will find his functional analysis of interest, while scholars of the Caribbean in general will find the case study of the East End community very appealing, as it underscores the diversity of Caribbean experience beyond the plantation. Creole Transformation from Slavery to Freedom is a well-written and timely book that addresses current methodological, topical, and theoretical advances in both historical archaeology and historical anthropology more generally. All anthropologists with an interest in the past will find this book a valuable addition to their library. Voices of Modernity: Language Ideologies and the Politics of Inequality.
Introduction: the past and present of archaeology in Barbados
Armstrong, D.V., Cummins, A., De Waal, M.S., Farmer, K., Finneran, N. and Reilly, M.C., Introduct... more Armstrong, D.V., Cummins, A., De Waal, M.S., Farmer, K., Finneran, N. and Reilly, M.C., Introduction: The Past and Present of Archaeology in Barbados. In: De Waal, M.S., Finneran, N., Reilly, M.C., Armstrong, D.V. and Farmer, K. (eds) 2019: Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Past, Present, and Future Research Directions, Sidestone Press (Leiden), pp. 15-39.
Epilogue: the future of the Barbadian past
Armstrong, D.V., De Waal, M.S., Farmer, K., Finneran, N. and Reilly, M.C., Epilogue: The Future o... more Armstrong, D.V., De Waal, M.S., Farmer, K., Finneran, N. and Reilly, M.C., Epilogue: The Future of the Barbadian Past. In: De Waal, M.S., Finneran, N., Reilly, M.C., Armstrong, D.V. and Farmer, K. (eds) 2019: Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Past, Present, and Future Research Directions, Sidestone Press (Leiden), pp. 413-418.
Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Past, Present, and Future Research Directions
Upcoming publication edited by Douglas Armstrong (Syracuse University), Maaike de Waal (Leiden Un... more Upcoming publication edited by Douglas Armstrong (Syracuse University), Maaike de Waal (Leiden University), Kevin Farmer (Barbados Museum), Niall Finneran (University of Winchester) and Matt Reilly (City College of New York). Scheduled to be launched during the 28th International Congress for Caribbean Archaeology, Bridgetown, Barbados in July 2019.
This article presents methodologies employed in, and initial interpretations of, an archaeologica... more This article presents methodologies employed in, and initial interpretations of, an archaeological study of a pre-sugar and sugar era Barbadian plantation. A close examination of a 1646 map reveals a pre-sugar landscape in transition as the island was in the midst of the transformative sugar revolution. The map directed archaeological investigations that recovered materials associated with pre-sugar labourers, including European indentured servants and enslaved Africans. This data is then compared to material collected from undisturbed villages for the enslaved. We discuss the significance of these findings as well as their implications for understanding the onset of early capitalistic modes of production and how they affected the lives of labourers on the Barbadian landscape.
Historical Archaeology, 2014
is the recipient of the 2014 Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) J. C. Harrington Medal in H... more is the recipient of the 2014 Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) J. C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology. The award was presented to Dr. Singleton at the SHA's annual conference in Quebec City, Canada, in recognition of her dedication to scholarship, innovative and pioneering work, commitment to mentoring students, and lifetime contributions in WKH ¿HOG RI KLVWRULFDO DUFKDHRORJ\ The decision made by Theresa Singleton to pursue historical archaeology was important, as from that point forward she has quietly, yet decisively, conducted research and written many insightful works, while also serving as a trailblazing role model for generations of minority scholars. Theresa UHFHLYHG KHU GRFWRUDWH LQ IURP WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI )ORULGD KDYLQJ EHHQ DGYLVHG E\ WKH ¿UVW Harrington medalist, Charles Fairbanks. She has also been an active member of the SHA, serving as a board member (1992)(1993)(1994)(1995), and also as a board member of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992). In April 2013, she was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in Worchester, Massachusetts, in recognition of her contributions to collection, preservation, and scholarship in American history. This review of Singleton's contributions to historical archaeology provides a means by which WKRVH LQWHUHVWHG LQ WKH ¿HOG PD\ JDLQ D GHHSHU DSSUHFLDWLRQ RI WKH UDQJH RI KHU FRQWULEXWLRQV which include not only formal publications, but public museum exhibitions and quality mentoring. Collectively, these qualities are the reasons Christopher Fennell and Harrington medalist Robert
The New Cambridge History of Islam
Internet Archaeology, 2013
Antiquity, 2019
In 2017, Hurricane Maria exposed a colonial-era settlement at LaSoye on the Caribbean island of D... more In 2017, Hurricane Maria exposed a colonial-era settlement at LaSoye on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Evidence suggests that this was a seventeenth-to eighteenth-century Dutch trading factory built over an earlier Kalinago settlement, and a place of early interaction between Indigenous peoples and Europeans.
Craft Enterprise and the Harriet Tubman Home
Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage, 2012
Abstract Archaeological research at the Harriet Tubman Home in New York uncovered the importance ... more Abstract Archaeological research at the Harriet Tubman Home in New York uncovered the importance of bricks and brickmaking to the social history concerning Tubman and the local African-American community. The remains of a brick kiln were recovered on the property and local bricks were used by African-American laborers to construct Tubman's house. The recovery of a strong archaeological footprint related to brickmaking led to archival research that links Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and the local African-American community to this craft enterprise. While historical accounts have focused on the property in terms of Tubman as an icon in American history, and the home for the aged that she established, explorations focusing on brickmaking enterprises provide insights into previously unexplored dimensions of her life, investments, and community accomplishments.
African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter, 2009
The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Captial: Excavations in Annapolis
Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2008
ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, there has been increasing attention to community archaeology,... more ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, there has been increasing attention to community archaeology, an archaeology which acknowledges the impact of archaeological research upon the communities among which it is conducted. Doing fieldwork has tangible effects upon the people we work among: archaeologists provide employment, spend money locally, negotiate local power structures, provide exotic connections, and, not least, change the landscape of knowledge by helping local people understand more or different things about their ancestors and about their own historical identity. While this is true worldwide, within American Historical Archaeology this strand of research has converged with a tradition of sophisticated materialist analysis highlighting not only class domination but also resistance and the persistence of alternative practices, ideologies and identities. A key element of this archaeology is public participation in the process of revealing a past of domination, struggle and resistance. The result is an archaeology which aspires not only to revise traditionally endorsed accounts of American history, but also to be an activist archaeology.
African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter, 2009
The Old Village and the Great House: An Archaeological and Historical Examination of Drax Hall Plantation, St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
American Antiquity, 1992
... In 1983 I directed a follow-up project that explored both the slave settlement and the ruins ... more ... In 1983 I directed a follow-up project that explored both the slave settlement and the ruins of the Drax Hall Great House. ... Christo-pher DeCourse (UCLA) and Karl Watson (Instructor, University of the West Indies) also assisted as instructors on the field course. ...
Capitalism and the Shift to Sugar and Slavery in Mid-Seventeenth-Century Barbados
Historical Archaeology
Excavating African American Heritage: Towards a More Nuanced Understanding of the African Diaspora
Historical Archaeology
Clay Faces in an Abolitionist Church: The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Syracuse, New York
Historical Archaeology, 2003
African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter, 2009
Variation in Venues of Slavery and Freedom: Interpreting the Late Eighteenth-Century Cultural Landscape of St. John, Danish West Indies Using an Archaeological GIS
International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Feb 28, 2009
Abstract An archaeological GIS is used to examine the late eighteenth-century cultural landscape ... more Abstract An archaeological GIS is used to examine the late eighteenth-century cultural landscape of St. John, US Virgin Islands. Land use patterns are reconstructed using a combination of historic maps, tax records, and survey reconnaissance. The study demonstrates significant, ...
FORUM: Attaining the Full Pontential of Historical Archaeology
Historical Archaeology, 2001
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