Description: Systems of enslavement have existed in many places, and at many points in time. Archaeologists have been studying the material culture of slavery since the 1960s, with a particular focus on using material things to uncover the life experiences of those who endured slavery. While many archaeological studies focus on a single society or context, The Oxford Handbook of the Comparative Archaeology of Slavery provides a broader comparative perspective that offers useful insight and synthesis for archaeologists interested in practices of enslavement at any point in human history. Though archaeological evidence, the volume explores not only the systems and practices of slavery, but also the life experiences of the enslaved, across time and space.
