Sue Wilkes
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FRHistS. Europhile. Author of Regency Spies, A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England, and more. Young Workers of the Industrial Age, out now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sue-Wilkes/a/1893
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The plantation economy, upon which the trans-Atlantic slave trade was predicated, originated on the African island of São Tomé. The first archaeological excavation there reveals the 'bitter legacy' of early sugar plantations and local resistance 2/2
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The plantation economy, upon which the trans-Atlantic slave trade was predicated, originated on the African island of São Tomé. The first archaeological excavation there reveals the 'bitter legacy' of early sugar plantations and local resistance 2/2
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology