scholarly journals Studying Creolisation in Household Archaeology: Comparing Approaches of Archaeological Analysis in Spanish and Russian Settlements in the New World

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Maier
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
New World ◽  
Household Archaeology ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
European Expansion ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Archaeological Analysis

European expansion in the New World during the fifteenth century created inter-­‐ethnic households and relationships, which led to the creation of newly creolised and distinct cultures. Inter-­‐ethinic relationships also lead to retention of culture, for both First Nations peoples and Europeans as well. Specifically focusing on Russian and Spanish settlements in North America, this paper examines creolisation by studying the household archaeologically to determine the daily activities of creole cultures, First Nations peoples, and European settlers. 

New Albion: Anatomy of an English Colonisation Failure, 1632–1659

Itinerario ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.H. Roper
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Early Modern ◽  
New World ◽  
European American ◽  
Social Formation ◽  
European Expansion ◽  
The Creation

Where do episodes of colonising failure fit into the historiography of European expansion? Almost by definition, this field, especially those aspects of it concerned with colonial social formation, privileges the study of those colonies which became established. Nor does an enquiry into failure have much to offer to those who have adopted the increasingly popular “Atlantic” perspective on European overseas activity. The students in this school of thought stress the importance of the commercial and social links between European-American settlements, as well as with Africa and Europe. These were forged through the unprecedented movement of people and commodities generated by early modern overseas activity, especially across the Atlantic Ocean. These connections and the corresponding mingling of peoples from four continents constitute the key elements in the development of “modernity” and the creation of a manifestly new world.

scholarly journals The expanding and deepening scope of historical archaeology

Antiquity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (363) ◽  
pp. 819-821
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Mrozowski
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Historical Archaeology ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Fiftieth Anniversary ◽  
European Expansion ◽  
Late Fifteenth ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Medieval Archaeology ◽  
Forward Looking

2017 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of both the Society for Historical Archaeology, in North America, and the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology, in the UK. Each society celebrated this milestone by publishing a collection of forward-looking essays in their respective journals (see Brooks 2016; Matthews 2016). Although each group of practitioners has followed what might be best described as parallel, but not convergent, intellectual tracks, what they have shared is a common focus on the period of European expansion and colonialism starting in the late fifteenth century. Since that time, the two fields have grown much closer, while the larger intellectual project that is historical archaeology has seen its popularity grow across the globe. In many respects, these three volumes, while different, nevertheless provide a rich collection of chapters that reveal both the widening and deepening of the field.

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