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Bitter sugar Slavery and emancipation in nineteenth century Mauritius
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Colonial iron in context: the Trianon slave shackle from Mauritius
In 2009, part of a ‘slave shackle’ was recovered
from archaeological investigations at Trianon, an indentured
labourer site on Mauritius dated from the beginning of the
nineteenth century. This paper presents the results of a metallurgical
assessment of the artefact, thought to represent colonial
ironwork, a category that has hitherto remained
understudied. The results are incorporated into the wider archaeological
and historical evidence from Trianon, highlighting
the value of studying colonial ironwork in context