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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 6, 2020 15:05:33 GMT -5
RickB, this may be off topic, but I thought I would get your take on this. I'm assuming you have some knowledge of Dafuskey Islands. Not sure if I spelled that right, my Gullah is rusty. One of my armchair passions is Gullah history. I have seen where there are finally some real archeological studies being done in the area. My son lived in Kingsland, Ga for awhile and I spent a lot of time down there visiting historical sites, such as rice plantations and the like. Do you ever run across any artifacts from the Gullah culture? Is there much about it in the local news- updates on research and such? I live in Tidewater and there are always stories about the latest findings in Jamestown, so I just wonder. One of the reasons why Gullah intrigues me so much is that all those old timer descendants are being priced out (driven out) of their ancestral lands in much the same way as my island families in Maine. Progress is great, but at what price? I see the huge changes in the culture up there just since I was a kid and it's sad. Actually, I'm gonna start a new thread for this. I started this in another thread.
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Post by RickB on Jan 6, 2020 17:23:25 GMT -5
I don't see much on local tv stations about any archaeological digs but I know there have been some, so I can not comment much on that. I do see the Gullah presence in the coastal areas we go to. I see it in the clothing, food, basketware, accents. Dafuskie Island went downhill a few years ago after a series of storms and businesses pulling out. Don't know that I've seen many artifacts around either. I've never found any. Along the coast pieces of pottery and glass wash up that date to the early years of Gullah history but hard to tell in that washed up context who might have utilized the ware. Several studies have been made and an iternet search for Gullah Archaeology should provide you some info.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 6, 2020 18:19:27 GMT -5
I don't see much on local tv stations about any archaeological digs but I know there have been some, so I can not comment much on that. I do see the Gullah presence in the coastal areas we go to. I see it in the clothing, food, basketware, accents. Dafuskie Island went downhill a few years ago after a series of storms and businesses pulling out. Don't know that I've seen many artifacts around either. I've never found any. Along the coast pieces of pottery and glass wash up that date to the early years of Gullah history but hard to tell in that washed up context who might have utilized the ware. Several studies have been made and an iternet search for Gullah Archaeology should provide you some info. OK, thanks. I was just curious what you might have to add.
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