Archaeology of colonial slavery

In recent years, archaeology has made a major contribution to the narrative of the colonial period and slavery. More and more frequently, excavations are being carried out in all the territories affected by the slave trade: Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Indian Ocean...

They uncover the remains of sugar mill dwellings, slave cemeteries, objects from slave shipwrecks, maroon shelters deep in inaccessible landscapes, captives' personal belongings... A poignant materiality emerges from them, a different history comes to oppose the voluntary or involuntary omissions of the written archives.

This Archéocapsule presents 8 examples of the archaeology of colonial slavery.

This panel exhibition is presented in the museum's lobby, as part of the exhibition L'île de Sable.

In collaboration with the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (INRAP).


Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.