Definition: Curriboo Plantation is the name of an 18th century farming operation in South Carolina, in the southeastern United States. What's interesting about Curriboo is the evidence for African-style architecture, and other evidence that slaves at Curriboo were not totally acculturated and maintained pieces of their African heritage.
Archaeologists associated with the Curriboo Plantation include Pat Garrow and Tom Wheaton. The best discussion on Curriboo and Yaughan plantations is found at the National Park Service website on African American Heritage and Ethnography.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology.
Archaeologists associated with the Curriboo Plantation include Pat Garrow and Tom Wheaton. The best discussion on Curriboo and Yaughan plantations is found at the National Park Service website on African American Heritage and Ethnography.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology.
