The Plantation Archaeology of the Southeastern Coast

The archaeology of slave settlements is a recent development within historical archaeology but has gained substantial headway during the last few years. Most of the excavations have been in coastal areas of the Southeastern United States, principally in Georgia and South Carolina. Substantive questions about housing, diet, and lifestyle have been examined. Some comparison between planters. overseers, and slaves has been attempted. Until now little of urban Black settlements or piedmont slave settlements have