Trans-Atlantic slavery: isotopic evidence for forced migration to Barbados

The question of the ultimate origin of African slaves is one of the most perplexing in the history of trans-Atlantic slavery. Here we present the results of a small, preliminary isotopic study that was conducted in order to determine the geographical origin of 25 enslaved Africans who were buried at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schroeder, H, O'Connell, T, Evans, J, Shuler, K, Hedges, R
Other Authors: American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009
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