ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the study of landscape and colonialism in the historical archaeology of the anglophone Caribbean. After introducing the study of historical landscapes and colonialism in the island Caribbean, the chapter considers the parallel debates in socio-cultural anthropology, cultural historical geography and archaeology over how to weave together ideational' and material' approaches to both postcolonialism and the study of landscape. The archaeological landscapes of European contact and colonialism in the Caribbean region are complex, ranging from urban, and domestic, religious, commercial and maritime contexts to public buildings. A number of other studies have sought to identify African' dimensions of plantation landscapes by examining slave quarters or provision grounds, or sometimes in clear situations of active resistance such as Maroon settlements. Edward Said's notion of discourse sought to underline how European colonialism involved distinctive ideologies and technologies of knowledge construction as well as power and domination.
