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A land-clearing project in southern Antigua is threatening a unique ancient settlement where Arawak Indians lived from roughly 500 B.C. until the arrival of Christopher Columbus, an archaeologist said Monday.
Crews that began removing trees on privately owned property over the weekend risk damaging pottery and other artifacts at Indian Creek, one of the most valuable archaeological sites in the Caribbean, archaeologist Reginald Murphy said.
"They've cleared the land, ripping out the trees, disturbing the soil," said Murphy, a consultant to the Antiguan government who lectures widely on the island's history. "It makes it difficult to get a good chronology on the life."
Representatives from the Ministry of the Environment and Tourism were meeting with the property owner Monday to discuss preserving the site and were not available for comment. Officials declined to identify the owner or the purpose of the project.
For more see International Herald Tribune.
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