Date of Award
1-1-2014
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Lawrence Conyers, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Bonnie Clark
Third Advisor
Matthew Taylor
Keywords
Archaeology, Port Tobacco, Charles County
Abstract
This thesis examines the connection between town planning and social organization at the small town site of Port Tobacco in south-central Charles County, Maryland from the beginning of the 18th century through to the end of the 19th century. By employing a methodology of both geophysical techniques and archaeological excavations, I was able to locate and map numerous structures and features associated with town planning and examine how these spaces were used. This data was used to show how social order, power, and wealth transformed the town layout from a linear settlement along the river into a grid-like pattern. Specifically, I was able to show that these changes in town layout were dominated by the power of the local elite landowners and tobacco merchants.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Peter Craig Quantock
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
242 p.
Recommended Citation
Quantock, Peter Craig, "Investigating Town Design and Social Organization at Port Tobacco, Maryland, Through the Use of Archaeology and Geophysics" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 530.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/530
Copyright date
2014
Discipline
Archaeology