Highland House
Project Details |
| Title: | Highland House |
| Permalink: | https://www.nabohome.org/cgi-bin/explore.pl?seq=139 |
| Abstract: | Highland House was a multi-purpose complex built in the highlands of Barbuda at the direction of William Codrington. The complex was started during the 1720\'s and it was in use into the early 19th century. This is a distinctive site in Caribbean historical archaeology in that it was built at least in part as a hunting lodge/vacation house for European\'s living in or visiting the region. It had a managerial role, and possibly a defensive role as well. Not directly related to sugar production, this site has the potential to reveal new insights on the life of Georgian gentlemen, as well as the enslaved, and possibly free, Afro-caribbean residents of this region during the 18th century. |
| Keywords: | Historical,Archaeology,,post-Medieval,Archaeology,,Historical,Ecology,,Barbuda,,Antigua |
| Sponsors/Funders: |
NSF |
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GHEA |
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HERC |
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BARC |
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| Country: | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Region: | Antigua/Barbuda |
| Project Start Year: | 2009 |
Account Owner |
| Contact: |
George Hambrecht |
| Institution: |
Anthropology Department, University of Maryland |
| Postal Address: |
College Park, Woods Hall |
| Post Code: |
0111 |
| Telephone: |
301-405-1002 |
| Email: |
ghambrec@umd.edu |
Project Content
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BARC 2009-1 Highland House [0.33 MB]
This report presents the results of the 2009 survey of the historic site Highland House on Barbuda.
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Close-up overhead of Structure J [2.88 MB]
This structure, cleared out in January 2011, might be either a kitchen or wash-house. The report on this is coming soon.
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Project Location
Latitude: 17.66606°N
Longitude: 61.79035°W
