Title Historical archaeology in South Africa : material culture of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape / Carmel Schrire with contributions by Jeffrey J. Durst, Adam Heinrich, Stacey Jordan, Jane Klose, and Carolyn L. White

Published Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource : illustratins, maps Contents The background of the archaeology of the VOC at the Cape / Carmel Schrire -- History, architecture and archaeology of selected VOC sites at the Cape / Carmel Schrire -- Faunal analysis and the development of the meat industry at the VOC Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries / Adam Robert Heinreich and Carmel Schrire -- Asian ceramic collections from VOC sites at the Cape / Jane Klose and Carmel Schrire -- Coarse earthenware collections from VOC sites at the Cape / Stacey Jordan -- European stoneware collections from VOC sites at the Cape / Stacey Jordan -- Tin-glazed, refined and industrial earthenwares from VOC sites at the Cape / Carmel Schrire and Jane Klose -- Glass collections from VOC sites at the Cape / Carmel Schrire -- Objects of personal adornment at VOC sites at the Cape / Carolyn L. White -- Metals and associated artefacts from Oudepost I, Cape / Carmel Schrire -- Analysis of gunflints from VOC sites at the Cape / Jeffrey J. Durst -- Implications and prospects of the archaeology of the VOC at the Cape / Carmel Schrire Summary This volume documents the analysis of excavated historical archaeological collections at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The corpus provides a rich picture of life and times at this distant outpost of an immense Dutch seaborne empire during the contact period. Representing over three decades of excavation, conservation, and analysis, the book examines ceramics, glass, metal, and other categories of artifacts in their archaeological contexts. An enclosed CD includes a video reconstruction plus a comprehensive catalog and color illustrations of the artifacts in the corpus. The parallel Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed January 13, 2015) Subject Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History SUBJECT Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie fast Subject Archaeology and history -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope Material culture -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General. HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa. Antiquities Archaeology and history Excavations (Archaeology) Material culture SUBJECT Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Antiquities Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History -- To 1795. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019884 Subject South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781611327694 1611327695 9781611327748 1611327741

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