<p>The kingdom of Denmark together with its satellite Norway was one of several European nations that were deeply involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade that removed millions of Africans from Africa and transplanted them across the globe to serve different servile roles. At the closing stages of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Denmark felt compelled to establish plantations in Ghana. Frederikssted slave plantation established in 1794 in Dodowa, was one of the earliest Danish slave plantations which was meant to replace the Danish involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade in Ghana<b>.</b> Documentary records have described enslaved Africans as the main workforce on Frederikssted plantation. However, the archaeological data did not reveal much information about these enslaved workers. The archaeological data rather show that local elite family reoccupied the Frederikssted plantation site after it collapsed in 1802. This family created wealth and used expensive material goods to denote their social position. This article, therefore, challenges the current research agenda, which view slave plantation sites as places mainly occupied by the plantation owners and their enslaved workers. The article posits that plantation archaeologists should, therefore, consider this third group of occupants distinctively and that their material culture should not be confused with that of planters and their slaves. The excavations and the resultant material culture reveal that Frederikssted plantation site represents different episodes of occupation, abandonment, and reoccupation. The indigenous elites who reoccupied the plantation site have played a crucial role in shaping the plantation landscape, which provides a new way to understand plantation archaeology.</p>