ABSTRACT The Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina (US) was home to disenfranchised Native Americans, enslaved canal company labourers and Maroons (‘fugitive slaves’) who lived in the wetlands temporarily and long term ca. 1607–1863. This paper discusses the methods and results of recent exploration and excavation in Virginia on the Williamson North and Williamson South sites. Publicly available LiDAR data and on-the-ground exploration facilitated identification of both potential archaeological sites and subtle terrain features across the rather inaccessible landscape. By studying the local place variations and connections between wet and dry spaces subsumed under the Swamp moniker, it is possible to glimpse a more nuanced historical landscape. Newly identified sites in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge demonstrate that the smallest islands in the Swamp and the wet areas surrounding them should not be overlooked as we work to understand the landscape of resistance created by Maroons.

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抗争中的湿地：探索大萧条沼泽中的非洲裔美国抵抗

摘要弗吉尼亚州和北卡罗来纳州的大沼泽地（美国）是被剥夺权利的美洲原住民，被奴役的运河公司劳工和长期生活在湿地的栗色（“逃亡奴隶”）的故乡。1607年至1863年。本文讨论了在Williamson North和Williamson South地点在弗吉尼亚州最近进行的勘探和发掘的方法和结果。公开提供的LiDAR数据和地面勘查有助于在整个人迹罕至的地区识别潜在的考古遗址和微妙的地形特征。通过研究Swamp绰号中包含的湿地和干地之间的局部变化和联系，可以瞥见更细微的历史景观。