Archaeology of Urban Bondage - The New York African Burial Ground - Augustin F.C. Holl

Archaeology of Urban Bondage - The New York African Burial Ground - Augustin F.C. Holl

4. The Middle Sequence (ca. 1740 – 1780)

Archaeology of Urban Bondage - The New York African Burial Ground - Augustin F.C. Holl

Augustin F.C. Holl [+-]
Xiamen University, China
Augustin F.C. Holl is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Africa Research Center, School of Sociology and Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Xiamen University, China.

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Chapter 4 - The Middle Sequence (ca. 1740 – 1780) examines the patterns of the archaeological record dated to that period. It is a particularly ‘hectic’ period in the history of Colonial New York, with the onset of the ‘revolutionary war’ and its abrupt populations shifts. The city is more populated in any case. It witnessed an accelerated pace of urban growth and expanded significantly northward. The proportion of juveniles is abnormally high in the profile of the deceased population. Burials are also packed in a smaller space as a consequence of the construction of a palisade in 1745. Health profiles feature a situation that has deteriorated in comparison to the Early Sequence.

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Holl, Augustin F.C.. 4. The Middle Sequence (ca. 1740 – 1780). Archaeology of Urban Bondage - The New York African Burial Ground. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 81-118 Oct 2024. ISBN 9781800505155. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=45246. Date accessed: 03 Nov 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.45246. Oct 2024

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