In the News: Christopher DeCorse
‘Unearthing Africa's Long Lost Past’: Maxwell Professor Unearths England’s First Outpost
The remarkable discovery of Fort Kormantine by archaeologist Christopher DeCorse illuminates a critical period in Atlantic history.
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Doctoral Candidate Says Project Provided an ‘Extraordinary Opportunity’
Matthew O’Leary joined the team of archaeologists led by Maxwell Professor Christopher DeCorse in coastal Ghana this past summer.
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BBC News Features DeCorse’s Field Work in Ghana, Discovery of ‘First English Slave Fort in Africa’
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Anthropologist Christopher DeCorse Named Distinguished Professor
Christopher DeCorse, professor and chair of anthropology, has been recognized for exemplary stature in his academic field by being named Distinguished Professor, one of the highest honors awarded faculty at Syracuse University.
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German Brass for Benin Bronzes: Geochemical Analysis Insights Into the Early Atlantic Trade
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Space, Place, and the Landscapes of Slavery
Published by Cultural Dynamics, Christopher DeCorse, professor and chair of anthropology, reviews "Reconstructing the Landscapes of Slavery: A Visual History of the Plantation in the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World," where the authors examine the economic and political restructuring of 19th century slavery through contemporary paintings, plans and images.
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Brass Working and Mforowa Manufacture Among the Akan of Coastal Ghana During the 17th–20th Centuries
"Brass Working and Mforowa Manufacture Among the Akan of Coastal Ghana During the 17th–20th Centuries," authored by Professor of Anthropology Christopher DeCorse, was published in Afrique Archeologie Arts.
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Maxwell School Announces New Chairs, Faculty
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DeCorse talks to the Sunday Times about Sierra Leone's Bunce Island
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British Forts and Their Communities: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives
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DeCorse discusses Portugal's involvement in slavery in BBC article
"The idea that the Portuguese have never been in Africa is completely false," says Christopher DeCorse, professor of anthropology. "In fact, it was the Portuguese who opened Africa to the Atlantic world."
West Africa during the Atlantic Slave Trade: Archaeological Perspectives
In the Beginning: An Introduction to Archaeology, 11th Edition
An Archaeology of Elmina: Africans and Europeans on the Gold Coast, 1400-1900
The Record of the Past: An Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology