Roads and Military Provisioning During the French and Indian War (1754–1763)

The Faunal Remains of Fort Shirley, PA in Context

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6095698
AutoresM H Welker (0000-0002-0406-0129, Pennsylvania State University), Martin Welker, Shane Billings (Pennsylvania State University), Jonathan Burns, Jonathan A Burns (Juniata College), B Mcclure (0000-0002-0763-5725, Pennsylvania State University), Sarah Mcclure
Año2018
Volumen4
Número1
Páginas5
Fecha de publicación2018-07-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOpen Quaternary (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2055-298X • E-ISSN: 2055-298X
EditorialUbiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5334/oq.40
OpenAlexW2883807384
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas11

Early British generals faced serious challenges in delivering and storing sufficient provisions for 18th British soldiers and colonial militia. This analysis investigates the influence of developed road systems that facilitated delivery of provisions and resulted in distinctive dietary patterning. The comparison of faunal data from forts located on major road systems with frontier garrisons and associated Native American villages like Fort Shirley and Aughwick Old Town, a short-lived (1754–1756) French and Indian War frontier fortification in central Pennsylvania, indicates a significantly reduced reliance on domestic livestock at these more inaccessible locations. These results suggest that road infrastructure heavily influenced military provisioning, encouraged adaptation to frontier living through reliance on wild game, and resulted in varied dietary practices at military installations in eastern North America

Adaptation (eye · Archaeology · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Economy · Frontier · Geography · Livestock · Provisioning · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Psychology