Excavations at the Cabildo: Wall foundations beneath courtyard
This file appears in: The Cabildo: The Archaeology of a Colonial-Era New Orleans Prison
All of the units exposed remains associated with the early-nineteenth century use of the prison complex, including floor surfaces and midden accumulations. In many cases, these later features had destroyed or made inaccessible deposits associated with the earlier 1730s prison.
This file appears in: The Cabildo: The Archaeology of a Colonial-Era New Orleans Prison
The Cabildo: The Archaeology of a Colonial-Era New Orleans Prison
The excavations at the Cabildo represented a rare opportunity to recover archaeological evidence of Colonial era governance, particularly in the realm of punishment. Modern conceptions of the prison…