Saba's first inhabitants: A story of 3300 years of Amerindian occupation prior to European contact (1800 BC - AD 1492)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofman, Corinne L., 1959-

Contributor:

Hoogland, Menno

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saba--Antiquities.

Saba.

Antiquities.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Distribution:

[Place of publication not identified] Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC

Place of Publication:

2016

Summary:

This book tells the story of the indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean island of Saba prior to European colonization, based on 30 years of archaeological research conducted by Leiden University in collaboration with the government and people of Saba.The pre-colonial history of Saba begins around 3800 years ago with the first fishers-foragers and plant managers occupying the interior of the island at Plum Piece, Fort Bay, The Level and Great Point. The exceptional character of Saba with its volcano, diverse vegetation, and fauna, attracted Amerindian communities from the prime episode of human occupation of the insular Caribbean, first on a temporary basis and later, from AD 400 on, permanently. They then settled in Spring Bay, Kelbey's Ridge, Windwardside, St. Johns, and The Bottom just like today. Their villages consisted of a series of dwellings of wood, fibers and leafs, surrounded by hearths and garbage dumps. The deceased were buried in the village, often under the floor of the houses.The Amerindians on Saba maintained extensive relationships with communities and kin on neighboring islands. The artefacts which have been found on Saba show these connections

Contents:

Foreword; preface; 1. saba, an isolated island?; 2. pre-colonial history of saba; 3. island life 3800 years ago; 4. fishers, collectors, foragersand horticulturalists; 5. archaeological sites on sababefore 1492; sabarc; glossary; recommended bibliography

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Other Format:

Print version Hofman, Corinne. Saba's first inhabitants : A story of 3300 years of Amerindian occupation prior to European contact (1800 BC - AD 1492)

ISBN:

9789088903601

9088903603

OCLC:

962433674

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