Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Lambert, Shawn
Committee Member
Miller, Darcy Shane
Committee Member
Hardin, James W.
Committee Member
Boudreaux, Edmund A., III
Date of Degree
8-9-2022
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Applied Anthropology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
Abstract
This thesis focuses on an early nineteenth-century homestead known as the Walker Place homestead at Spirit Hill Farm in northern Mississippi. The goal of this thesis is to conduct a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and shovel test survey to explore how changing landscapes simultaneously (re)create and destroy senses of place or Homescapes. Homescapes have received little attention in the field of archaeology and have not been applied to Euro-American Homescapes. I apply this theoretical construct in a novel way as a venture to further develop an avenue in archaeology to be collaborative and understand the past in a way that accurately reflects the realities of the past. I utilize historical records, oral histories, archaeological materials, and GPR to deepen our understanding of this site and to demonstrate the value of holistic archaeology and collaborating with the descendant community.
Recommended Citation
Griffin, Gabriel, "(Re)constructing Homescapes: “Archaeological remote sensing” and ground-truthing of the Walker Place homestead at Spirit Hill Farm, Tate County, Mississippi" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 5550.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5550
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