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- Title
Farming and Brass Kettles as Forms of Colonial Encounter.
- Authors
Immonen, Visa
- Abstract
The article provides an archaeological analysis of New Sweden, a relatively short-lived 17th-century Swedish colony located in the U.S. Delaware Valley, in order to describe its material culture. The author first examines the architecture still standing in modern times, including various church buildings, a store house and granary in Greenwich, New Jersey, and stone buildings. Artifacts found during archaeological excavations of the colony are then described, such as a pewter spoon, Swedish coins, and human bones. The goes on to explain the colony's social structure, emphasizing relations between ruling Swedes, Finns, and Native Americans. Particular focus is given to the presence of brass kettles and copper implements.
- Subjects
NEW Sweden; UNITED States; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; MATERIAL culture; CHURCH buildings; KETTLES; COPPER implements; NATIVE Americans; FINNS
- Publication
Scandinavian Studies, 2011, Vol 83, Issue 3, p365
- ISSN
0036-5637
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/scd.2011.0044