Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Anthropology
First Advisor
Kenneth M. Ames
Date of Publication
Summer 1-1-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Anthropology
Department
Anthropology
Language
English
Subjects
Hudson's Bay Company -- History -- 19th century, Garden archaeology -- Methodology, Power (Social sciences) -- Washington (State) -- 19th century, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (Wash.) -- Antiquities
DOI
10.15760/etd.869
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 284 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
Abstract
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), a British fur-trading enterprise, created a large garden at Fort Vancouver, now in southwest Washington, in the early- to mid-19th century. This fort was the administrative headquarters for the HBC's activities in western North America. Archaeological investigations were conducted at this site in 2005 and 2006 in order to better understand the role of this large space, which seems incongruous in terms of resources required, to the profit motive of the HBC. Questions about the landscape characteristics, and comments by 19th century visitors to the site provided the impetus for theoretical research of gardens as representations of societal power, and, on a mid-range level, the efficacy of certain archaeological methods in researching this type of space. Documentary research related to the history of the HBC Garden was also conducted, including previous archaeology completed at the site. The results of these lines of inquiry are presented, providing insight as to the diverse roles this Garden fulfilled in the survival of the HBC in the region - as a commercial enterprise, as a microcosm of western societal practice, and in the health of its employees.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8507
Recommended Citation
Dorset, Elaine C., "A Historical and Archaeological Study of the Nineteenth Century Hudson's Bay Company Garden at Fort Vancouver: Focusing on Archaeological Field Methods and Microbotanical Analysis" (2012). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 869.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.869
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