Colonowhen, Colonowho, Colonowhere, Colonowhy: Exploring the Meaning behind the Use of Colonoware Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century Manassas, Virginia

Galke, Laura J.

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“…255-259) and Ferguson (1980Ferguson ( , 1991Ferguson ( , 1992, that in greater part these ceramics were actually made by enslaved Africans and their immediate descendants. Re-named simply colonoware, Ferguson and later others (e.g., see Mouer et al 1999;Galke 1999) did not argue that any example of hand-coiled, low-fired and overall rudely made ceramic found in Virginia, Georgia, or the Carolinas on sites dating from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was exclusively African-made. Rather, that the major contribution was African or African-American, with some contemporaneous examples of ceramics also undoubtedly made by Native American groups.…”

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“They Laid Planks ‘Crost the Coffins”: The African Origin of Grave Vaulting in the United States

Davidson

2012

Int J Histor Archaeol

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Grave vaulting, a vernacular burial form common in nineteenth and early twentieth century America, consists of a simple primary grave shaft at the bottom of which is dug a smaller secondary shaft or niche within which the body or coffin is placed. Typically loose boards are then placed over the secondary shaft to offer protection from the soil coming into direct contact with the body or burial container. This tradition is documented through historical accounts and hundreds of excavated graves through a survey of 86 historic cemetery investigations. Although its cultural origins have been previously unknown, this study argues that the vaulted burial form in the United States is likely of African origin. An extensive ethnological survey of historical and modern cultures throughout the continent of Africa, from 1602 to the mid twentieth century, documents both the vaulted grave form and its variations. Correlating this African cultural practice to its use in the United States demonstrates a hitherto unrecognized creolization of Euroamerican mortuary tradition with African roots, and its corollary, the retention of an African mortuary tradition by those of African descent.

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“They Laid Planks ‘Crost the Coffins”: The African Origin of Grave Vaulting in the United States

Davidson

2012

Int J Histor Archaeol

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“…Significant percentages of colonoware produced by enslaved Africans exhibit burnishing on vessel surfaces, enough so that it is recognized as a key trait for the type on plantations (Cooper and Smith 2007; Ferguson 1992; Galke 2009). Similarly, a spike in the prevalence of burnished pottery became an early criterion of presumed colonial‐era Native American ceramics in the Middle Atlantic region, and in their eventual description as colonoware (Binford 1965; Noël Hume 1962).…”

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Multisited Research on Colonowares and the Paradox of Globalization

Cobb

DePratter

2012

American Anthropologist

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Multisited ethnography was advanced by George Marcus (1995) as a way to address the spatial reach of communities linked by global flows of commodities, peoples, and institutions. Although the approach is usually applied within the context of modern globalization, many of the processes that define globalization accelerated with the onset of European colonization in the 1400s C.E. Multisited research is particularly suited to the analysis of the "paradox of globalization," the simultaneous unfolding of heterogeneity and homogeneity throughout the world, which became pervasive in the colonial era. An indigenous ceramic type in eastern North America known as colonoware expresses this paradox, where variable European influence in its morphology and surface treatment can be attributed to the intersection of local practices and large-scale population movements. [colonoware, globalization, colonialism] RÉSUMÉ L'ethnographie pluri-site est un concept avancé par George Marcus (1995) dans le but d'interroger l'influence dans l'espace de communautés liées par la circulation globale de marchandises, peuples et organismes.Normalement, cette approche est appliquée dans le contexte de la globalisation moderne; plusieurs des processus qui définissent la globalisation commencentà accélérer au début de la colonisation européenne dès le 14è siècle.La recherche pluri-site est particulièrement bien adaptéeà l'analyse du « paradoxe de la globalisation », c'est-à-dire le déroulement mondial et simultané de l'hétérogénéité et l'homogénéité, devenu envahissant dans l'ère coloniale.Un type de céramique spécifique trouvé en Amérique du Nord -le colonoware -exprime ce paradoxe, car certaines influences européennes variables de sa morphologie et du traitement de surfaces sont attribuablesà l'intersection de pratiques locales avec des mouvements de populationà grandeéchelle.RESUMEN Etnografía multi-situada fue presentada por George Marcus (1995) como una forma de abordar el alcance espacial de las comunidades vinculadas por flujos globales de productos, personas e instituciones. Aunque el método se aplica generalmente en el contexto de la globalización moderna, muchos de los procesos que definen la globalización se aceleró con el inicio de la colonización europea en los años 1400 CE. Multi-situado investigación es particularmente adecuado para el análisis de la "paradoja de la globalización," la despliegue simultáneo de la heterogeneidad y homogeneidad en todo el mundo, que se convirtió en dominante en laépoca colonial. Un tipo de cerámica indígena en el este de América del Norte conocida como "colonoware" expresa esta paradoja, que puede ser una influencia variable europea en su morfología y tratamiento de la superficie atribuida a la intersección de las prácticas locales y los grandes movimientos de población.A s reflected in a recent spate of publications (e.g., Cohn 2006;Falzon 2009b;Fitzgerald 2006;Kim 2009), the practice of multisited ethnography now appears to be cresting in a second wave following its initial formulation over 15 y...

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“…It was made with a variety of hand-shaping techniques such as coiling, in contrast to the wheel thrown and mold techniques typically used by European Americans. Colonoware was often burnished with an implement of stone or other hard material (Deetz 1993(Deetz , 1996Ferguson 1992;Galke 2009;Mouer et al 1999).…”

Section: Colonoware Potterymentioning

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“…African-American sites from the late 1700s onward have increasing frequencies of wares made by American and European pottery manufacturers. By the 1820s, more African-American households, whether free or under bondage, used European-or American-manufactured ceramic wares instead of colonowares (Deetz 1993(Deetz , 1996Ferguson 1992;Galke 2009). Following the same trend over time, more African-American households, both free and in bondage, attained the ability to purchase and trade goods with local merchants.…”

Section: Colonoware Potterymentioning

confidence: 99%

Early African America: Archaeological Studies of Significance and Diversity

Fennell

2010

J Archaeol Res

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This article examines archaeological studies of the cultural heritage and social dynamics of African descendant populations in the United States and Canada from AD 1400 through 1865. European colonial enterprises expanded in Africa and the Americas during that time span, effecting an accompanying movement of free and captive Africans into North America. Archaeological investigations of early African America are remarkable for the diversity of analytic scales and research questions pursued. This diversity of research efforts has yielded a highly productive, interdisciplinary expansion of knowledge concerning African diaspora histories.

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Colonowhen, Colonowho, Colonowhere, Colonowhy: Exploring the Meaning behind the Use of Colonoware Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century Manassas, Virginia

Cited by 16 publications

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“They Laid Planks ‘Crost the Coffins”: The African Origin of Grave Vaulting in the United States

“They Laid Planks ‘Crost the Coffins”: The African Origin of Grave Vaulting in the United States

Multisited Research on Colonowares and the Paradox of Globalization

Early African America: Archaeological Studies of Significance and Diversity

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