The Old Village and Great House: An Archaeological and Historical Examination of Drax Hall Plantation St. Ann's Bay Jamaica (Blacks in the New World)

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Rediscovering the lives of enslaved people in Jamaica A combination of archaeological and historical study The Old Village and the Great House examines life within enslaved and later free laborer households at a Jamaican sugar plantation. Douglas V. Armstrong draws on excavations in house-yard areas to create a case study comparison between the lives of enslaved workers and the planter class. As Armstrong shows archaeological analysis and historical research reveal a firsthand record of peoples lives and the emergence of an African-Jamaican community. Detailed descriptions of artifacts structural remains and dietary refuse combine with written accounts to provide insight into the lives of enslaved people and African-Jamaican transformations.