PUT WHAT(?) IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT: A METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE SMOKING CULTURE OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY PLANTATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

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Bubp, R. (2018). PUT WHAT(?) IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT: A METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE SMOKING CULTURE OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY PLANTATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Holly Bend, a prolific and successful late 18th and early 19th century plantation owned by the Davidson family in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has seen multiple excavations and research projects over the past several years. In this project, I analyze a collection of ceramic tobacco pipe fragments that have been excavated from the site to better understand the local smoking culture. Several methods are used, including X-ray fluorescence spectrometer analysis to examine the sources of the ceramics, residue analysis to identify plant material smoked in the pipes, and a pipe typology to aid in identification. The residue analysis is a new source of information for historical archaeology in the South and gives insights into smoking culture and plantation life in North Carolina.

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Author

Bubp, Rebecca

Title

PUT WHAT(?) IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT: A METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE SMOKING CULTURE OF A NINETEENTH CENTURY PLANTATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

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1 online resource (80 pages) : PDF

Date

2018

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Holly Bend, a prolific and successful late 18th and early 19th century plantation owned by the Davidson family in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has seen multiple excavations and research projects over the past several years. In this project, I analyze a collection of ceramic tobacco pipe fragments that have been excavated from the site to better understand the local smoking culture. Several methods are used, including X-ray fluorescence spectrometer analysis to examine the sources of the ceramics, residue analysis to identify plant material smoked in the pipes, and a pipe typology to aid in identification. The residue analysis is a new source of information for historical archaeology in the South and gives insights into smoking culture and plantation life in North Carolina.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Archaeology

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

African American Slaves
Historic Archaeology
Residue Analysis
Smoking Culture
Southeast Archaeology
Tobacco

Subject Area

Anthropology

Advisor(s)

Ogburn, Dennis

Committee Members

Ogburn, Dennis
May, Alan
Levy, Janet

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018.

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