Historical Archaeology in South Africa: Material Culture of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape

Description

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 parallels and contrasts this volume reveals will help scholars studying the European expansion period to build a richer comparative picture of colonial material culture. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page DEDICATION Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Contents of the Enclosed CD CHAPTER 1 The Background of the Archaeology of the VOC at the Cape CHAPTER 2 History, Architecture, and Archaeology of Selected VOC Sites at the Cape CHAPTER 3 Faunal Analysis and the Development of the Meat Industry at the VOC Cape in the 17th and 18th Centuries CHAPTER 4 Asian Ceramic Collections from VOC Sites at the Cape CHAPTER 5 Coarse Earthenware Collections from VOC sites at the Cape CHAPTER 6 European Stoneware Collections from VOC sites at the Cape CHAPTER 7 Tin-Glazed, Refined, and Industrial Earthenwares from VOC Sites at the Cape CHAPTER 8 Glass Collections from VOC Sites at the Cape CHAPTER 9 Objects of Personal Adornment at VOC Sites at the Cape CHAPTER 10 Metals and Associated Artifacts from Oudepost I, Cape CHAPTER 11 Analysis of Gunflints from VOC Sites at the Cape CHAPTER 12 Implications and Prospects of the Archaeology of the VOC at the Cape Appendix A Castle of Good Hope: Archaeological Excavations 1970s-1990 Appendix B Reconstructing Oudepost I, the VOC Outpost at Saldanha Bay Appendix C Oudepost I: Stratigraphic Units Listed Within Each Area from Youngest to Oldest Appendix D Oudepost I: Analysis of Bowl Shapes from Intertidal Dump, DP Appendix E Bottle Analysis Appendix F Objects of Personal Adornment Index About the Authors