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200 10$aSubfloor pits and the archaeology of slavery in colonial Virginia$b[electronic resource] /$fPatricia M. Samford
210   $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2007
215   $a1 online resource (248 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-224) and index.
327   $aContents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Regional Context; 3. Historical and Archaeological Overview of Study Sites; 4. Intersite Comparisons: The Material Lives of the Enslaved; 5. Preliminary Analysis and Proposed Functions of Subfloor Pits; 6. Subfloor Pits as Root Cellars; 7. Subfloor Pits as Personal Storage Areas; 8. Subfoor Pits as Shrines; 9. Subfloor Pits and Slavery in Colonial Virginia; Appendix A; Appendix B; References Cited; Index
330   $aEnslaved Africans and their descendants comprised a significant portion of colonial Virginia populations, with most living on rural slave quarters adjacent to the agricultural fields in which they labored. Archaeological excavations into these home sites have provided unique windows into the daily lifeways and culture of these early inhabitants.    A common characteristic of Virginia slave quarters is the presence of subfloor pits beneath the houses. The most common explanations of the functions of these pits are as storage places for personal belongings or root vege
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606   $aRoot cellars$zVirginia$xHistory
606   $aHiding places$zVirginia$xHistory
606   $aSacred space$zVirginia$xHistory
606   $aMaterial culture$zVirginia$xHistory
606   $aAfrican Americans$zVirginia$xAntiquities
606   $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zVirginia
607   $aVirginia$xHistory$yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775
607   $aVirginia$xHistory$y1775-1865
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