Mike,

Recovery of an hotelware bowl from the Tabb's Purchase in St. Mary's
City, lead to an oral history that showed an extension of community of St.
Mary's County to Washington D.C.  See:

George L. Miller
1986 Ode to a Lunch Bowl: The Atlantic Lunch as an interface between St.
Mary's County, Md. and Washington, D.C.   *Northeast Historical
Archaeology*Vol 13:2-8.

Peace,
George L. Miller


On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 7:26 PM, mike strutt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Histarchers,
>
> So what is your favorite anthropological definition of community (a
> citation of the originator would be appreciated)?  What is your definition
> of community among an enslaved population? Would it be different from the
> above, or different from say an immigrant group living in a new country?
> Ideas as well as definitions welcome. Looking for ways community is defined
> in terms of who is part of it, or not. . .
>