Chris I have a paper I could contribute to the session, but it deals
with the grey area between English and African belief systems in the
early Chesapeake.  I have data from a late seventeenth-early 18th
century English town site that on the one hand suggest an African
presence and a sub-floor pit with a possible shrine.  On the other hand
I have pierced coins and a Caravaca cross that may represent English
religion and folklore.  I will send an abstract and title if you are
interested.

Best
Mike Lucas
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission


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From: Chris Hardaker [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
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Subject: Re: Call for Papers, SHA session on the archaeology of magic
and folk belief

Chris -- I sure hope you or someone else will  offer this symposium  
next year. I have a topic that should fit in nicely.
Washington DeCoded
http://washingtondecoded.net
It would be a great venue.
Chris Hardaker
EarthMeasure.Com

On Jun 29, 2011, at 8:14 PM, Manning, Mary C wrote:

> I am in the process of organizing a symposium for the SHAs  
> tentatively titled "Manifestations of Magic: The Archaeology and  
> Material Culture of Magic and Folk Belief." I currently have three  
> papers and a discussant lined up and I am looking for one to three  
> additional papers relating to this topic. Papers should focus on the  
> material evidence and interpretation of magical traditions in  
> European (particularly British) colonial and post-colonial contexts  
> in North America or elsewhere. In particular, I am looking for  
> papers that explore archaeological evidence from a particular site  
> or group of sites. If you are interested in participating in the  
> session, please contact me off list at
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> >
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Manning
>
> M. Chris Manning, MSHP
> Graduate Student, Dept. of Anthropology
> Ball State University
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