Archaeology of the English Atlantic World, 1600 - 1700

Charles Orser explores a range of material evidence of daily life collected from archaeological excavations throughout the Atlantic region, including England, Ireland, western Africa, Native North America, and the eastern United States.

He considers the archaeological record together with primary texts by contemporary writers.

Giving particular attention to housing, fortifications, delftware, and stoneware, Orser offers new interpretations for each type of artefact.

His study demonstrates how the archaeological record expands our understanding of the Atlantic world at a critical moment of its expansion, as well as to the development of the modern, Western world.