Africatown Archaeology

The artifacts featured on this page are from Africatown archaeological excavations conducted in 2010 by Neil Norman, Ph.D. and the College of William and Mary. These excavations took place on two Africatown sites, one in Lewis Quarters and the other one at the home site of Africatown co-founder, Peter Lee. 

This page is hosted by the University of South Alabama (USA) and updated by the USA Archaeology Museum. Jones Archaeological Consulting, Slave Wrecks Project, Smithsonian, provided support for this project. Archaeological excavations by Neil Norman, Ph.D. and the College of William and Mary, Artifact cataloging by Chelsea Cook and the USA Center for Archaeological Studies, Photogrammetry, 3D scanning, and photography by Rhiannon Black and the USA Archaeology Museum. Webpage design, development, and IT Support by Gabriella Guntur, Farzam Bayat, Kelly Rushing, and the University of South Alabama.