James P Fenton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1418780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James P Fenton |
| GIVEN NAMES | James P |
| FAMILY NAME | Fenton |
| SIGNATURE | FENTON J P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The fluvial and geomorphic context of Indian Knoll, an Archaic shell midden in West‐Central Kentucky
Indian Knoll is the largest Archaic shell midden excavated by WPA archaeologists in Kentucky. Situated in a large alluvial valley, the site is not associated with a known river shoal as might be expected, making its fluvial and geomorphic setting of interest. Based on sediment cores and auger samples, undisturbed portions of the site remain despite extensive excavations. In undisturbed portions, a shell‐bearing layer is overlain by a shell‐free m…
Archaeology and the invisible man
In this paper we report the analysis of the economic and social strategies employed by an illiterate farmer in early nineteenth-century Kentucky to increase his wealth and social position using wealth gained from slave labor and possibly from slave breeding. Our analysis demonstrates that the slavery system was completely integrated into the regional capitalist enterprise, and that the same kinds of economic and social factors that motivated othe…
The fluvial and geomorphic context of Indian Knoll, an Archaic shell midden in West‐Central Kentucky
Indian Knoll is the largest Archaic shell midden excavated by WPA archaeologists in Kentucky. Situated in a large alluvial valley, the site is not associated with a known river shoal as might be expected, making its fluvial and geomorphic setting of interest. Based on sediment cores and auger samples, undisturbed portions of the site remain despite extensive excavations. In undisturbed portions, a shell‐bearing layer is overlain by a shell‐free m…
Archaeology and the invisible man
In this paper we report the analysis of the economic and social strategies employed by an illiterate farmer in early nineteenth-century Kentucky to increase his wealth and social position using wealth gained from slave labor and possibly from slave breeding. Our analysis demonstrates that the slavery system was completely integrated into the regional capitalist enterprise, and that the same kinds of economic and social factors that motivated othe…
Archaeology and the invisible man
In this paper we report the analysis of the economic and social strategies employed by an illiterate farmer in early nineteenth-century Kentucky to increase his wealth and social position using wealth gained from slave labor and possibly from slave breeding. Our analysis demonstrates that the slavery system was completely integrated into the regional capitalist enterprise, and that the same kinds of economic and social factors that motivated othe…
The fluvial and geomorphic context of Indian Knoll, an Archaic shell midden in West‐Central Kentucky
Indian Knoll is the largest Archaic shell midden excavated by WPA archaeologists in Kentucky. Situated in a large alluvial valley, the site is not associated with a known river shoal as might be expected, making its fluvial and geomorphic setting of interest. Based on sediment cores and auger samples, undisturbed portions of the site remain despite extensive excavations. In undisturbed portions, a shell‐bearing layer is overlain by a shell‐free m…
Archaeology (2 works) · Alluvium (1 work) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 work) · American History and Culture (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Class (philosophy (1 work) · Class formation (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Economic history (1 work)