The Osteobiography of Human Remains from the Seaview and Indian Town Trail Archaeological Sites

Summary

This is an abstract from the "At the Frontier of Big Climate, Disaster Capitalism, and Endangered Cultural Heritage in Barbuda, Lesser Antilles" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Climate change and privatization activities related to disaster capitalism threaten land ownership rights and landscape preservation in Barbuda. Barbuda is home to multigenerational residences, businesses, schools, and buildings of cultural significance. Also, on this land are dozens of archaeological sites, each representing intangible cultural significance and containing invaluable artifacts and human remains from early inhabitants of the island. Extensive site surveys and excavations have been conducted over the past five decades, each adding crucial insight about the archaeological sites and early residents of the island. The research presented here is an analysis of the human remains previously excavated from the archaeological sites of Seaview and Indian Town Trail, located on the eastern part of the island. These osteobiographical analyses include an inventory of the skeletal remains, determination of the minimum number of individuals (MNI), estimates of the biological profile, and observations of skeletal trauma and paleopathologies. Radiocarbon dating of selected samples will be utilized to determine the age of the skeletal remains and better understand site occupation in Barbuda. This research will be a comprehensive documentation of analyses conducted on the skeletal remains that were previously excavated from the sites of Seaview and Indian Town Trail.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• At the Frontier of Big Climate, Disaster Capitalism, and Endangered Cultural Heritage in Barbuda, Lesser Antilles   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39043.0