Monthly Archives: January 2006

On Interpreting Slave Status from Archaeological Remains

Posted on 2006 by Jerome Handler

2006   (J.S. Handler and F.W. Lange), On Interpreting Slave Status from Archaeological Remains.  African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. June. An early colonial period church cemetery in Campeche, Mexico yielded the skeletal remains of persons who investigators identified as African born; some … Continue reading →

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Diseases and Medical Disabilities of Enslaved Barbadians, From the Seventeenth Century to around 1838

Posted on 2006 by Jerome Handler

2006   Diseases and Medical Disabilities of Enslaved Barbadians, From the Seventeenth Century to around 1838, Part I.  Jl. of Caribbean History 40: 1-38. 2006  Diseases and Medical Disabilities of Enslaved Barbadians, From the Seventeenth Century to around 1838, Part II.  … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Corncob Visits Barbados: Excerpts from a Little-Known 18th Century Novel

Posted on 2006 by hopenorman

2006   (F. Brady and J. Handler), Jonathan Corncob Visits Barbados: Excerpts from a Little-Known 18th Century Novel.  Jl. of the Barbados Mus. and Hist. Soc. 52:17-34. Published in 1787, this obscure satirical novel written by an author who to … Continue reading →

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