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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD COURSE - SUMMER 2000
CINNAMON BAY PLANTATION, ST. JOHN, VIRGIN ISLANDS
Project dates: May 19 - June 16
The project assumes no previous archaeological experience. Students will
learn archaeological excavation and laboratory techniques. We will explore
the implications of our findings using a broad range of historical and
environmental records and reports. Our days will be split between
excavation, laboratory analysis; with field and laboratory studies
integrated through a series of focused lectures
The Cinnamon Bay Archaeological Project: The focus of this summer's
archaeological field training school will be the shoreline ruins of an
early cotton estate located at Cinnamon Bay. The project affords an
opportunity to examine a small-scale cotton plantation dating to the early
18th century and the later use of the area as part of a much larger sugar
estate. The site affords us the opportunity to examine interaction between
enslaved Africans and European planters from the beginning of formal
colonial settlement of the island. Though the buildings associated with
cotton plantations were sparse in comparison with the buildings associated
with sugar estates, the ruins (post holes, and limestone wall and floor
materials) of several of the original buildings at Cinnamon Bay appear to
have survived in the ground. Moreover, preliminary testing indicate that
the ruins of the early planter's house is located at the site of the later
sugar warehouse (and current archaeological lab). This site should provide
an opportunity to examine social relations among African's and Europeans
living in close quarters. The study will be the first to focus primarily
on a cotton estate and will provide a baseline for the study of contrasts
in scales of plantations and social interaction in plantation settings.
Courses/Tuition: Participating students must sign-up for one or more of the
following courses and pay Syracuse University summer tuition. Students must
sign-up for a minimum of 3 units but are eligible for 6 units ( or 9 units
if they carry out a follow-up project related to the field program).
443/643 6 units: Archaeological field methods - field school
400/600 3 units:- St. John Archaeology/ Cinnamon Bay
490/690 1-3 units: Independent Study (by arrangement with professor)
Project fee : $550 - The project fee covers lodging, project equipment and
supplies. We will be staying in "platform tents" in Cinnamon Bay
Campground. Students will arrange their own transportation to St. John.
Students will be responsible for their own food (which can be purchased at
the camp store or restaurant). Our laboratory will be set up in the
National Park Service archaeological research center located at Cinnamon Bay
Daily Schedule: The project runs on a Tuesday through Saturday schedule
(with Sunday and Monday off for exploration). Generally, we begin
excavation in the cool of the early morning, have a long lunch break, and
finish lab work or lectures by 4:30 in the afternoon.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
Prof. Douglas Armstrong
Anthropology Department - 209 Maxwell Hall - Syracuse University- Syracuse,
New York 13244
(315) 443-2405; fax (315) 443-4860 email: [log in to unmask]
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