David R Watters
Biographic Data
| ID | 220263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David R Watters |
| GIVEN NAMES | David R |
| FAMILY NAME | Watters |
| SIGNATURE | WATTERS D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
World’s Fairs and Latin American Archaeology: Costa Rica at the 1892 Madrid Exposition
The growth of anthropology in Europe and the Americas in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries coincided with the heyday of world’s fairs, international exhibitions, exposiciones internacionales, and expositions universelles (Allwood 1977:7–12, Findling and Pelle 1990:xv–xix, and Rydell 1992:1–10 discuss terminology). Indeed, certain world’s fairs served to popularize “anthropology,” acquainting the public with this unfamiliar term …
Becoming a Museum Anthropologist: C. V. Hartman's International Networking a Century Ago
Expeditions, expositions, qssociations, and museums in the Anthropological Career of C. V. Hartman
Within a span of twenty years , Carl Vilhelm Hartman changed careers from botany to anthropology, achieved recognition as a professional colleague by peers on both sides of the Atlantic, pioneered systematic archaeological research in Costa Rica, and produced two widely acclaimed monographs about his fieldwork. Hartman's transition to anthropology ensued from four principal entities with which he became engaged -expeditions, expositions, associat…
C. V. Hartman and Museum Anthropology a Century Ago
Dave Watters (Section of Anthropology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History) and Oscar Fonseca Zamora (University of Costa Rica, retired) are exploring aspects of the life of Carl Villielm Hartman (1862-1941), a Swedish botanist who changed careers to anthropology during the decade of the I 890. Hartman's transition began on Carl Lurnholtz's expedition (1890-1892) to the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. He took over responsibility for archaeological …
From the Archives and Collections: W. J. Holland’s role in the 1902 meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Anthropological Association
AAA Centennial: The AAA's Place(s) of Emergence★
Historical documentation and archaeological investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies
Codrington Castle was Barbuda's principal structure for almost two centuries (1680s-1870s) while the island was leased by the Codrington family. The building no longer exists because it was razed near the turn of the 20th century. Analysis of historical documents determines the Castle's position, configuration, and architecture; analysis of archaeological data verifies its chronology, construction, and renovation. The study concludes that: (1) th…
Mortuary patterns at the Harney site slave cemetery, Montserrat, in Caribbean perspective
Archaeology of Fountain Cavern, Anguilla, West Indies
Three test pits were excavated as part of an archaeological survey of Fountain Cavern, Anguilla, between 6-16 January 1986, with the assistance of the Anguilla Archaeological and Historical Society. Of 2493 artifacts, miscellaneous materials, and faunal remains recovered, 2037 (81.7%) were excavated from test pits. Archaeological remains were concentrated in Chamber 1, the front of the cavern, near 12 exceptionally well-preserved petroglyphs. Fou…
Thin section petrography of northern Lesser Antilles ceramics
Thin sections from 44 sherds representing eight prehistoric sites on four islands (Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla, St. Martin) in the northern Lesser Antilles (West Indies) were examined using a petrographic microscope. Point counting distinguished three temper associations: (1) exclusively volcanic,(2) volcanic and carbonate, and (3) volcanic, carbonate, and grog. Exclusively volcanic or dominantly volcanic (with low carbonate) temper association…
Afro-Montserratian ceramics from the Harney Site Cemetery, Montserrat, West Indies
A small sample of Afro-Montserratian ceramics was recovered from the Harney site where 1 7 Black slaves were excavated from an unmarked 1 8 th century cemetery on the island of Montserrat, West Indies. The 20 fragmentary sherds, representing eight ceramic vessels, were recovered from the fill above three of the in situ burials and from disturbed contexts. The sherds probably were inadvertent inclusions in the graves rather than purposefully empla…
Excavations at the Harney Site slave cemetery, Montserrat, West Indies
An archaeological salvage project at the Harney site, Montserrat, recovered parts of ten human skeletons from burials exposed in trenches dug by construction workers during excavation of a house foundation. Osteological analysis of these skeletons and additional bones previously removed by construction workers identified 17 individuals. Several burial patterns were discernible despite the disturbed nature of the Hamey site and incomplete conditio…
Description of skeletal remains from a Black slave cemetery from Montserrat, West Indies
The skeletons of 17 Black slaves were excavated from an unmarked 18 th century cemetery in Montserrat, West Indies. A pharmaceutical phial found with one of the probable coffin burials bears the inscription OCT 29 1751. The date on the phial, skeletal analysis and ethnohistorical records suggest the skeletons are those of Black slaves, possibly from the nearby Bransby Plantation. Evidence of pathological conditions include enthesopathies, osteoar…
The Law of the Sea Treaty and Underwater Cultural Resources
The Convention on the Law of the Sea, the culminating document of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, received favorable votes from 130 States in April 1982. The United States voted against approval. Articles 149 and 303, which address archaeological and historical objects found in various ocean zones, are compromise measures with ambiguous texts that are subject to interpretation. Archaeologists generally, not simply under…
A Turlington Balsam phial from Montserrat, West Indies: Genuine or counterfeit
Mortuary patterns at the Harney site slave cemetery, Montserrat, in Caribbean perspective
Description of skeletal remains from a Black slave cemetery from Montserrat, West Indies
The skeletons of 17 Black slaves were excavated from an unmarked 18 th century cemetery in Montserrat, West Indies. A pharmaceutical phial found with one of the probable coffin burials bears the inscription OCT 29 1751. The date on the phial, skeletal analysis and ethnohistorical records suggest the skeletons are those of Black slaves, possibly from the nearby Bransby Plantation. Evidence of pathological conditions include enthesopathies, osteoar…
Thin section petrography of northern Lesser Antilles ceramics
Thin sections from 44 sherds representing eight prehistoric sites on four islands (Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla, St. Martin) in the northern Lesser Antilles (West Indies) were examined using a petrographic microscope. Point counting distinguished three temper associations: (1) exclusively volcanic,(2) volcanic and carbonate, and (3) volcanic, carbonate, and grog. Exclusively volcanic or dominantly volcanic (with low carbonate) temper association…
Excavations at the Harney Site slave cemetery, Montserrat, West Indies
An archaeological salvage project at the Harney site, Montserrat, recovered parts of ten human skeletons from burials exposed in trenches dug by construction workers during excavation of a house foundation. Osteological analysis of these skeletons and additional bones previously removed by construction workers identified 17 individuals. Several burial patterns were discernible despite the disturbed nature of the Hamey site and incomplete conditio…
The Law of the Sea Treaty and Underwater Cultural Resources
The Convention on the Law of the Sea, the culminating document of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, received favorable votes from 130 States in April 1982. The United States voted against approval. Articles 149 and 303, which address archaeological and historical objects found in various ocean zones, are compromise measures with ambiguous texts that are subject to interpretation. Archaeologists generally, not simply under…
From the Archives and Collections: W. J. Holland’s role in the 1902 meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Anthropological Association
AAA Centennial: The AAA's Place(s) of Emergence★
Historical documentation and archaeological investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies
Codrington Castle was Barbuda's principal structure for almost two centuries (1680s-1870s) while the island was leased by the Codrington family. The building no longer exists because it was razed near the turn of the 20th century. Analysis of historical documents determines the Castle's position, configuration, and architecture; analysis of archaeological data verifies its chronology, construction, and renovation. The study concludes that: (1) th…
Afro-Montserratian ceramics from the Harney Site Cemetery, Montserrat, West Indies
A small sample of Afro-Montserratian ceramics was recovered from the Harney site where 1 7 Black slaves were excavated from an unmarked 1 8 th century cemetery on the island of Montserrat, West Indies. The 20 fragmentary sherds, representing eight ceramic vessels, were recovered from the fill above three of the in situ burials and from disturbed contexts. The sherds probably were inadvertent inclusions in the graves rather than purposefully empla…
World’s Fairs and Latin American Archaeology: Costa Rica at the 1892 Madrid Exposition
The growth of anthropology in Europe and the Americas in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries coincided with the heyday of world’s fairs, international exhibitions, exposiciones internacionales, and expositions universelles (Allwood 1977:7–12, Findling and Pelle 1990:xv–xix, and Rydell 1992:1–10 discuss terminology). Indeed, certain world’s fairs served to popularize “anthropology,” acquainting the public with this unfamiliar term …
Archaeology of Fountain Cavern, Anguilla, West Indies
Three test pits were excavated as part of an archaeological survey of Fountain Cavern, Anguilla, between 6-16 January 1986, with the assistance of the Anguilla Archaeological and Historical Society. Of 2493 artifacts, miscellaneous materials, and faunal remains recovered, 2037 (81.7%) were excavated from test pits. Archaeological remains were concentrated in Chamber 1, the front of the cavern, near 12 exceptionally well-preserved petroglyphs. Fou…
A Turlington Balsam phial from Montserrat, West Indies: Genuine or counterfeit
A Turlington Balsam phial from Montserrat, West Indies: Genuine or counterfeit
The Law of the Sea Treaty and Underwater Cultural Resources
The Convention on the Law of the Sea, the culminating document of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, received favorable votes from 130 States in April 1982. The United States voted against approval. Articles 149 and 303, which address archaeological and historical objects found in various ocean zones, are compromise measures with ambiguous texts that are subject to interpretation. Archaeologists generally, not simply under…
Excavations at the Harney Site slave cemetery, Montserrat, West Indies
An archaeological salvage project at the Harney site, Montserrat, recovered parts of ten human skeletons from burials exposed in trenches dug by construction workers during excavation of a house foundation. Osteological analysis of these skeletons and additional bones previously removed by construction workers identified 17 individuals. Several burial patterns were discernible despite the disturbed nature of the Hamey site and incomplete conditio…
Description of skeletal remains from a Black slave cemetery from Montserrat, West Indies
The skeletons of 17 Black slaves were excavated from an unmarked 18 th century cemetery in Montserrat, West Indies. A pharmaceutical phial found with one of the probable coffin burials bears the inscription OCT 29 1751. The date on the phial, skeletal analysis and ethnohistorical records suggest the skeletons are those of Black slaves, possibly from the nearby Bransby Plantation. Evidence of pathological conditions include enthesopathies, osteoar…
Afro-Montserratian ceramics from the Harney Site Cemetery, Montserrat, West Indies
A small sample of Afro-Montserratian ceramics was recovered from the Harney site where 1 7 Black slaves were excavated from an unmarked 1 8 th century cemetery on the island of Montserrat, West Indies. The 20 fragmentary sherds, representing eight ceramic vessels, were recovered from the fill above three of the in situ burials and from disturbed contexts. The sherds probably were inadvertent inclusions in the graves rather than purposefully empla…
Thin section petrography of northern Lesser Antilles ceramics
Thin sections from 44 sherds representing eight prehistoric sites on four islands (Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla, St. Martin) in the northern Lesser Antilles (West Indies) were examined using a petrographic microscope. Point counting distinguished three temper associations: (1) exclusively volcanic,(2) volcanic and carbonate, and (3) volcanic, carbonate, and grog. Exclusively volcanic or dominantly volcanic (with low carbonate) temper association…
Archaeology of Fountain Cavern, Anguilla, West Indies
Three test pits were excavated as part of an archaeological survey of Fountain Cavern, Anguilla, between 6-16 January 1986, with the assistance of the Anguilla Archaeological and Historical Society. Of 2493 artifacts, miscellaneous materials, and faunal remains recovered, 2037 (81.7%) were excavated from test pits. Archaeological remains were concentrated in Chamber 1, the front of the cavern, near 12 exceptionally well-preserved petroglyphs. Fou…
Mortuary patterns at the Harney site slave cemetery, Montserrat, in Caribbean perspective
Historical documentation and archaeological investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies
Codrington Castle was Barbuda's principal structure for almost two centuries (1680s-1870s) while the island was leased by the Codrington family. The building no longer exists because it was razed near the turn of the 20th century. Analysis of historical documents determines the Castle's position, configuration, and architecture; analysis of archaeological data verifies its chronology, construction, and renovation. The study concludes that: (1) th…
Expeditions, expositions, qssociations, and museums in the Anthropological Career of C. V. Hartman
Within a span of twenty years , Carl Vilhelm Hartman changed careers from botany to anthropology, achieved recognition as a professional colleague by peers on both sides of the Atlantic, pioneered systematic archaeological research in Costa Rica, and produced two widely acclaimed monographs about his fieldwork. Hartman's transition to anthropology ensued from four principal entities with which he became engaged -expeditions, expositions, associat…
C. V. Hartman and Museum Anthropology a Century Ago
Dave Watters (Section of Anthropology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History) and Oscar Fonseca Zamora (University of Costa Rica, retired) are exploring aspects of the life of Carl Villielm Hartman (1862-1941), a Swedish botanist who changed careers to anthropology during the decade of the I 890. Hartman's transition began on Carl Lurnholtz's expedition (1890-1892) to the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. He took over responsibility for archaeological …
From the Archives and Collections: W. J. Holland’s role in the 1902 meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Anthropological Association
AAA Centennial: The AAA's Place(s) of Emergence★
Becoming a Museum Anthropologist: C. V. Hartman's International Networking a Century Ago
World’s Fairs and Latin American Archaeology: Costa Rica at the 1892 Madrid Exposition
The growth of anthropology in Europe and the Americas in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries coincided with the heyday of world’s fairs, international exhibitions, exposiciones internacionales, and expositions universelles (Allwood 1977:7–12, Findling and Pelle 1990:xv–xix, and Rydell 1992:1–10 discuss terminology). Indeed, certain world’s fairs served to popularize “anthropology,” acquainting the public with this unfamiliar term …
History (13 works) · Archaeology (12 works) · History (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · West indies (8 works) · Ethnology (7 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (7 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Art (4 works)