Chocolate Plantation: A Geophysical and Archaeological Examination of a Sea Island Cotton Plantation on Sapelo Island, Georgia

Author

Christopher William Simmons

Date of Award

5-1-2004

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A. in Anthropology

Department

Sociology and Anthropology

First Advisor

Jay K. Johnson

Second Advisor

Robbie Ethridge

Third Advisor

Janet Ford

Relational Format

dissertation/thesis

Abstract

Chocolate Field, the area containing the ruins of Chocolate Plantation, was occupied from the Late Archaic through the antebellum period into the 20th century. A complex overlay of architectural remains generated during the operation of the plantation by everyone from French nobles to 20^th century millionaires is buried at the site. A four- instrument geophysical survey in conjunction with test excavations provides data which make it possible to delineate the extent of the site, determine structure function, and separate the plantation into occupational phases. These results will ultimately serve to help link the Geechee/Gullah community presently living on Sapelo Island with their past.

Recommended Citation

Simmons, Christopher William, "Chocolate Plantation: A Geophysical and Archaeological Examination of a Sea Island Cotton Plantation on Sapelo Island, Georgia" (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3533.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/3533

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