Overview

The Archaeology of New Netherland illuminates the influence of the Dutch empire in North America, assembling evidence from seventeenth-century settlements located in present-day New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Archaeological data from this important early colony has often been overlooked because it lies underneath major urban and industrial regions, and this collection makes a wealth of information widely available for the first time.Contributors to this volume begin by discussing the global context of Dutch colonization and reviewing typical Dutch material culture of the time as seen in ceramics from Amsterdam households. Next, they focus on communities and activities at colonial sites such as forts, trading stations, drinking houses, and farms. The essays examine the agency and impact of Indigenous people and enslaved Africans, particularly women, in the society of New Netherland, and they trace interactions between Dutch settlers and Europeans from other colonies including New Sweden. The volume also features landmark studies of cooking pots, marbles, tobacco pipes, and other artifacts. The research in this volume offers an invitation to investigate New Netherland with the same sustained rigor that archaeologists and historians have shown for English colonialism. The many topics outlined here will serve as starting points for further work on early Dutch expansion in America.

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Author:   Craig Lukezic ,  John P. McCarthy, Jr.
Publisher:   University Press of Florida
Imprint:   University Press of Florida
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780813066882

ISBN 10:   0813066883
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   10 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Craig Lukezic and John P. McCarthy Section I. The Setting the Stage 1. Why the Dutch? The Historical Context of New Netherland Charles Gehring 2. Between Trade and Tradition: Household Ceramic Assemblages from Amsterdam in the Age of Early Modern Globalization Marijn Stolk Section II. The North River 3. Finding New Netherland in New Jersey: Retrospect and Prospect Ian Burrow 4. Quamhemesicos (Van Schaick) Island: Archeological and Historical Evidence of European-Mahican Interactions at the Twilight of Dutch Colonialism in New York Adam Luscier and Matthew Kirk 5. A Mid-Seventeenth Century Drinking House in New Netherland Michael T. Lucas and Kristina S. Traudt 6. A Synthesis of Dutch Faunal Remains Recovered from Seventeenth Century Sites in the Albany Region Marie-Lorraine Pipes 7. Woman the Trader: Native Women in New Netherland Anne-Marie Cantwell and Diana diZerega Wall Section III. The South River 8. Tamecongh/Aresapa to New Castle Lu Ann De Cunzo 9. Resetting the Starting Point: Archaeological Investigations of Fort Casimir in New Castle Wade P. Catts and Craig Lukezic 10. Wolf Traps in Seventeenth Century Delaware William B. Liebeknecht 11. Fort Nya Göteborg (New Gothenburg) and the Printzhof (36DE3): The First Center of Swedish Government in Pennsylvania Marshall Joseph Becker Section IV. Artifact Studies 12. By Any Other Name: Kookpotten or Grapen? Little Pots, Big Stories Meta F. Janowitz and Richard G. Schaefer 13. Marbles in Dutch Colonial New Netherland Paul R. Huey 14. Thank You for Smoking: The Archaeological Legacy of Eduard Byrd's Tobacco Pipes in New Netherland and Beyond David A. Furlow Conclusion Craig Lukezic and John P. McCarthy References Cited List of Contributors Index

Reviews

""A major contribution to the archaeology of the region, with chapters that cover a wide variety of topics--from the mundane (marbles), to the curious (wolf traps), to the magisterial (Fort New Gothenburg and the Printzhof). It should be on the bookshelves of all scholars working in this region.""--American Antiquity

Author Information

Craig Lukezic is cultural resource manager at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. John P. McCarthy is cultural preservation specialist with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

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