ABSTRACT Recent paleoethnobotanical approaches in historical archaeology have successfully explored the intersection of plantation foodways, social relations, and the environment in contexts of enslavement, including in the colonial period Caribbean. This article presents an analysis of macrobotanical remains from Estate Cane Garden, a 19th century a.d. plantation hospital in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. In this study, we demonstrate how enslaved people actively negotiated the adverse conditions of slavery by using plant resources to secure their own well-being, by examining the types of plants found at the hospital, interpreting potential plant use, and by situating the hospital assemblage within a broader Caribbean comparative analysis. Ultimately, we argue for the need for a greater number of paleoethnobotanical studies of historic (16th–19th century) Caribbean sites to develop more robust intersite comparisons in order to reach a more nuanced understanding of the roles of plants in plantation lifeways.

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一种从古植物学角度看待幸福的方法：19世纪圣克鲁瓦庄园甘蔗园的被奴役植物使用

摘要历史考古学中的近古人类植物学方法已经成功地探索了奴隶制背景下（包括在殖民地加勒比海时期）人工林食道，社会关系和环境的交集。本文介绍了位于美属维尔京群岛圣克鲁斯的19世纪广告种植医院Estate Cane Garden的大型植物遗体分析。在这项研究中，我们展示了被奴役者如何通过使用植物资源来确保自己的福祉，通过检查医院发现的植物的类型，解释潜在的植物用途以及通过安排医院聚集地来积极地协商奴隶制的不利条件。在更广泛的加勒比地区比较分析中。最终，