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How did the Lucayans make use of the Rollin’s Creek South barrier island?
ABSTRACT:
Students: Carter Brown, Spencer Elliott, Lauren Ledingham, Brian Porter, Katie Raber, Joe Sukup, Eric Verdier. Advisors: Justin Symington, Hannah Berardi , and Bradley Watson. The Lucayan Taíno people inhabited the Bahamas for nearly 800 years, spanning roughly from 650 CE to 1550 CE, with a population comparable to the population of the outer islands of the Bahamas today. We were interested in testing two hypotheses. One, that barrier islands were commonly settled by the Lucayans in order to take advantage of the ample resources to be found in the nearby creeks, coppice, and ocean. The other, Dr. William F. Keegan’s settlement pairing idea, that Lucayans often built settlements in pairs less than 1.5 km apart. When surveying our project area, we look for ecofacts (hole-punch conch, nerite shells) and artifacts. The most significant artifact is Palmetto ware, a pottery specific to the Lucayans that we are unable to replicate.
Category Listings: The Island School
Keywords: archaeology, lucayans
Year: 2009
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