Breton bread ovens of the Petit Nord: the archaeological landscape of foodways in the French fishing stations of Newfoundland

摘要: From the sixteenth century to early twentieth, French fishermen came Petit Nord, a region of northern Newfoundland, harvest and process cod. After 1713, international treaties prevented them from overwintering or settling on and fishing rooms typically comprised ephemeral minimalist structures, with interesting exception large bread ovens. fishermen built such ovens in Newfoundland at least since late eighteenth century, during decades surrounding French Revolution. During that time, growing symbolic association bread with cultural identity participated development nationalism. French people, regardless their social situation or occupation, yearned to consume good quality, apparently including engaged in migratory expeditions Newfoundland. The of the Nord suggest socio-economic importance fishing crews' lifeways expression landscape.