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This conclusion reflects on the revelation of the previous chapters and considers new approaches to research in this field. The multicultural aspects of the new global trade in seventeenth-century New Netherland can change the sense of cultural or national identity of those involved by creating a new mixed global identity.

The introduction opens with one character: seventeenth-century Englishman Henry Hudson, who was employed by the Dutch East India Company. Moving forward, it introduces the archaeology of New Netherland and its turning point.

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Once considered lost, Fort Casimir has been considered to be the beginning of Delaware’s history. Other than the military aspect, Fort Casimir was the center of government for the Dutch, Swedes, and English. More recent studies have revealed the complexities of life in the borderlands, especially the study of relationships among the Lenape, Swedes, African, Dutch, and English settlers in the region. Renewed interest in the region provided a new opportunity to reset the starting point and reinterpret the remains of Fort Casimir as part of a broader Atlantic world. This chapter presents the current documentary and archaeological evidence in this ongoing project to locate Fort Casimir. Subsequent fieldwork has recently confirmed the projected location of the surviving elements of the fortifications.