Date of Award
12-2024
Document Type
Campus Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Historical Archaeology
First Advisor
Heather B. Trigg
Second Advisor
Nedra K. Lee
Third Advisor
Stephen A. Mrozowski, J. Cameron Monroe
Abstract
Excavations with The Milot Archaeological Project (MAP) have yielded significant information on the development of the Palace of Sans-Souci in northern Haiti. Strides have been made in understanding site chronology, the material culture within the palace, and regional/long-distant economic networks. However, little is known about natural resource use during this time of rapid political change resulting from the Haitian Revolution (1804). This research uses a macrobotanical analysis of wood-charcoal from the Palace of Sans-Souci during an early postrevolutionary period under the leadership of Henri Christophe. Focusing primarily on the consumption of forest resources and its relationship to agricultural practices, this paper examines the use of these resources and what that meant for the recently self-emancipated, African population who lived and labored at the Palace of Sans-Souci.
Recommended Citation
Norton, Mary Claire, "Ashes of Enslavement: A Post-Revolution Analysis of Wood-Charcoal at the Palace of Sans-Souci" (2024). Graduate Masters Theses. 867.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/867
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