The Zooarchaeology of the Storehouse and the Dry Well at Monticello
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 49 (3), 542-558
- https://doi.org/10.2307/280359
Abstract
Recent excavations at Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia plantation, Monticello, have uncovered the remains of several structures and features including a storehouse and a dry well. Zooarchaeological analysis of the associated fauna indicates that differences in species composition, body part representation, and associated modifications exist between these two sites. These differences are undoubtedly related to social status and wealth and can be used to support the notion that the storehouse was probably also used as a slave dwelling.Keywords
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