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|  Posted 03-07-2007 at 14:22
Submitted by coldrum ---
The undisturbed valley next GEBE Power Plant may have once been the home of pre-Columbian Indians and remnants of their existence could still be buried deep in the soil.
Like a detective gathering clues, archaeologist Dr. Jay Haviser dug close to 100 test pits Wednesday on the property of Indigo Bay Estates, a 148 high-end beachfront boutique hotel and villa, for evidence of the island’s first human inhabitants.
“It is highly probable that this area has a pre-historic village,” Haviser told The Daily Herald. The valley, which is visible from the lookout point at Harold Jack on Cole Bay Hill, fits the profile of such a settlement.
He commended the developers for pursuing an archaeological survey. “This is the way is it supposed to be. Indigo Bay Estates has definitely set a good precedence. After all, this is an undisturbed area and not carrying out a survey could lead to the loss of heritage [if such a settlement is buried there].”
The archaeological survey includes sifting the soil in the test pits and the documentation of the hillside and its stone piles.
The archaeologist is assisted by high school students from SIMARC’s youth programme. The teenagers have already applied their archaeological training by working in the field on Emilio Wilson Estate and Fort Amsterdam.
Fore more see http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/k030/arch030.html
[ This message was edited by: bat400 on 2007-07-03 14:22 ]
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