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Burial and Death in Colonial North America: Exploring Interment Practices and Landscapes in 17th-Century British Settlements
176Overview
This book examines the organization of 40 burial grounds founded by British settlers on the northeast coast of North America in the 17th century, with the intention of identifying trends in burial ground organization during this period of early colonization. The results can be applied to archaeological or historical research on colonial settlements that have not yet located their earliest burial ground. The book expands the current knowledge base of settler relationships with mortality through the physical placement of burials and interaction with burial landscapes within their new settlements.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781789730463 |
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Publisher: | Emerald Publishing Limited |
Publication date: | 09/09/2020 |
Series: | Emerald Points Series |
Pages: | 176 |
Sales rank: | 986,786 |
Product dimensions: | 5.12(w) x 7.75(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
1 Introduction 1
Research Area and Background 3
Literary Review 7
Burial Landscapes 7
Burial Grounds 11
Grave Markers 14
'Britishness' in Colonial Settlements 19
Research Methods and Questions 21
Terminology 22
Chapter Summaries 28
Conclusion 29
2 Effects of the Protestant Reformation on British Burial Traditions and British North America in the Early Seventeenth Century 31
Pressures of Change - Burial Rites in Britain Preceding the Protestant Reformation 31
Effects of the Protestant Reformation on British Burial Tradition 37
British North America in the Early Seventeenth Century 43
3 Seventeenth-century Burial Practices and Landscapes on the East Coast 51
Below the Surface 54
Gravestones in the Seventeenth-century Atlantic World 59
Seventeenth-century Gravestone Iconography 65
Protective Marks in a Mortuary Context 68
Conclusions 76
4 Statistical Analysis of Seventeenth-Century Burial Landscapes in British North America 77
Settlement Organization in the Seventeenth Century 80
Statistical Analysis of Burial Ground Organization 95
Results of the Analysis 99
5 Case Study: The Colony of Avalan at Ferryland, Newfoundland 107
The British and Irish in Seventeenth Century Newfoundland 108
Evidence of Deaths at Ferryland 112
The Search for the Seventeenth Century Burials at Ferryland 114
Additional Case Study: Guilford, Connecticut 122
Guilford, Connecticut 123
6 Discussion and Conclusions 129
Discussion 129
Further Questions and Directions 134
Conclusions 138
References 141
Primary Sources 141
Secondary Sources 143
Index 161