African slave craftsmen and single-hole bone discs from Brimstone Hill, St Kitts, West Indies

Autor:	Walter E. Klippel, Gerald F. Schroedl
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Archeology History Geography Single hole St kitts Ancient history Animal bone Archaeology West indies
Zdroj:	Post-Medieval Archaeology. 33:222-232
ISSN:	1745-8137 0079-4236
DOI:	10.1179/pma.1999.008
Popis:	Recent excavations in African slave contexts at Brimstone Hill, St Kitts, West Indies have produced well preserved animal bones. These faunal remains suggest that African slaves were provisioned with imported salt beef and pork as well as locally raised sheep and goats. Slave craftsmen appear to have manufactured numerous single-hole bone discs that probably served as cores for cloth covered buttons. Bones from sea turtle carapaces and cattle ribs and scapulae were utilized in button core production.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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