Would list members please note the following provisional programme for the Society of Post-Medieval Archaeology's 2005 Conference on Nevis, Eastern Caribbean.
INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE
From 27th June to 1st July 2005 the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology's Annual Conference will be held on the island of Nevis in the Eastern Caribbean - and will focus on the historical archaeology of the colonial or shared landscapes of the Caribbean. This is the first time that the Society's Annual Conference has been held outside the British Isles.
The conference will provide a unique opportunity to combine a visit to the Eastern Caribbean with learning about recent archaeological research in the region. The conference is open to all.
The conference programme will include two days of field visits to sites on Nevis and the nearby island of St Kitts (St Christopher), and the option of participating in a field visit to the island of St Eustatius (Statia).
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PAPERS:
COLONIAL LANDSCAPES OF THE CARIBBEAN
The early 16th Century Spanish Sugar Industry in the Caribbean
Robyn Woodward, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
Cartography of the 17-18th century Caribbean
Gillian Hutchinson, National Maritime Museum, United Kingdom
850 acres, 25 archaeological sites, 4 archaeologists, 1 island: The Guana Island Archaeological Project
Mark Kostro and others, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, United States
Searching for Governor Daniel Tuckers Mansion: The First Season of Excavation
John Triggs & Clifford E. Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Archaeological landscape survey and community/ educational programme on New Providence in the Bahamas
Andrea Bradley, ATKINS Heritage, United Kingdom
'Pausing for a smoke': the use of pipes in mapping the colonial landscape of the Caribbean
David Higgins, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN ARCHAEOLOGIES
Enslaved African Landscapes in the Caribbean: Architecture and Provision Grounds in Comparative Perspective
R. Grant Gilmore, St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research, St Eustatius, West Indies
Guadeloupe - Ceramics and present day identity
Kenneth Kelly, University of South Carolina, United States
Poster Session: Afro-Caribbean pottery on Nevis
Elaine Morris, Nevis Heritage Project, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
The strategic use of consumer goods by enslaved people in the18th-century Chesapeake: a trial synthesis
Fraser D. Neiman & Jillian Galle, University of Virginia, United States
Moving in Two Directions on St. John, Danish West Indies: The Emergence of Free Holdings in an era of Estate Consolidation
Douglas V. Armstrong and Mark M. Hauser, Syracuse University and DePaul University, United States
Memory, Archaeology, and a Diasporic Past
Kenneth G. Kelly and Mark M. Hauser, University of South Carolina and DePaul University, United States
'Little tubes of mighty power': how clay tobacco pipes from Port Royal, Jamaica, reflect socioeconomic change in seventeenth-century English culture and society
Georgia Fox, California State University, Chico, United States
COLONIAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE GREATER CARIBBEAN
The Capabilities and Limits of Georgianization in the Greater Caribbean
Christa Dierksheide, University of Virginia, United States
Tropical Similarities Found in Military Barracks, Hospitals and Other Structures from the Caribbean to the British Florida Parishes
Philippe Oszuscik, University of South Alabama, United States
Architecture and climate - using Anglican churches to gauge the English response to heat, hurricanes, and earthquakes in the Caribbean
Louis Nelson, University of Virginia, United States
London, capital of empire - some archaeological reflections
Geoff Egan, Museum of London, United Kingdom
THE COLONIAL LANDSCAPE OF ST KITTS
Changing Technology: A Visual Introduction to the Sugar Industry on St. Kitts and Nevis
Phil Dunning, Parks Canada
Enslaved Africans at the Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts, West Indies
Gerald F. Schroedl, University of Tennessee, United States
Glassware from Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, St. Kitts, West Indies
Greta J. Gomez & Todd Ahlman, University of Tennessee, United States
Human Skeletal Remains from Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, St. Kitts, West Indies
Elizabeth A. DiGangi, University of Tennessee, United States
Assessing Enslaved African Diet at Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts
Walter E. Klippel, Sarena Cleeton, & Alex Bentley, University of Tennesse & University College, London
Afro-Caribbean Ware and the Study of Cultural Identity at the Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts, West Indies
Todd Ahlman, University of Montana, United States
A survey of St Mary Cayon, St Kitts
Rob Philpott, National Museums Liverpool, United Kingdom
St. Kitts Scenic Train: Journey into an Island's Heritage
William C. Found, York University, Canada
THE COLONIAL LANDSCAPE OF NEVIS
Facts, Fiction, and Fable: The fate of Jamestown on Nevis
Eric Klingelhofer, Mercer University & Carter Hudgins, Mary Washington College, United States
Coconut Walk and New River
Jim Chiarelli, Earthwatch, United States
Fueling the Fire: An Examination of Colonial Caribbean Fuel Sources
Sean Britt, Boston University, United States
Poster Session: A feasibility study for the vegetation history of Nevis
Gemma Swindle and Nick Branch, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
Ceramics and Ceramic Use on a Caribbean Island
David Barker, Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology Service, United Kingdom
A Caribbean Context for the World-System: A Case Study in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Economic and Social Interdependency
Marco Meniketti, Michigan Technological University, United States
Nevis - the 17th- and 18th-century architecture
Daphne Degazon Hobson, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Understanding Nevis: Archaeological Field Survey in a Post-Colonial landscape
Roger Leech, Nevis Heritage Project, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
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THE CONFERENCE TOURS
NEVIS (note: the conference tours may have to omit certain sites if time and access prove to be problematic)
The all-day Nevis tour will provide an overview of the historical archaeology of Nevis, and will include a circuit of the complete round island road. Urban, port and defence sites will include Charlestown, the island capital (with the Nevis Historical Society's two museums and Fort Charles), Jamestown and Fort Ashby. We will visit a variety of plantation sites to include New River, Coconut Walk, Golden Rock, Hermitage (with its surviving 17th century open hall house) and Montpelier. A visit to the Mountain Plantation above Herbert Heights will provide an unforgettable excursion into the higher forest and a visit to a well preserved 17th century plantation site on the slopes of Nevis Peak. We will also be including visits to some of the island churches.
ST KITTS
We will leave for St Kitts on the morning ferry - a short but wonderful sea journey between the two islands. The all day tour of St Kitts will provide an overview of the island's historical archaeology and will include a circuit of the complete round island road. Urban, defence and port sites will include Basseterre, the island capital (with the St Christopher Heritage Society in the old Treasury Building), the World Heritage Site fortress of Brimstone Hill and Dieppe Bay (the Golden Lemon Hotel incorporating a French planter/merchant's house and warehouse). We will visit a variety of plantation sites including some of Wingfield, Eldridge (with its Palladian sugar works), Hermitage (for the slave village site) and Whites. We will also be including visits to one or more of the island churches.
ST EUSTATIUS
The Friday visit to St Eustatius will be by sea from Nevis, mostly in the lee of Nevis and then St Kitts, with many breathtaking views of the islands and perhaps dolphins and flying fish. The visit to St Eustatius is being organised by the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (web site http://www.secar.org) and promises to be one of the highlights of the conference. To book a space on this visit go direct to the SECAR web site. Any remaining spaces may be available for booking at the commencement of the conference.
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FOR FUTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS, CONTACT THE CONFERENCE ORGANISERS:
Professor Roger H Leech, School of Humanities (Archaeology), University of Southampton, Highfield, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1BF, UNITED KINGDOM.
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Bruce Williams, Bristol and Region Archaeological Services, St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Street, BRISTOL, BS1 1UE, UNITED KINGDOM.
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