1 Field Report

• Main Authors: Barbuda National, Parks Dept, Matthew Brown, Cory Look, Daniel Mcgovern, Albina Palsdottir, Konrad Smiarowski
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: and excellent advice and to all the people of Barbuda; whose kindness made the fieldwork a pleasure. Funding for this; Indian; Murphy Head; Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.496.942; http://www.nabohome.org/publications/barbuda/InitialReportCUNYBarbuda08.pdf

Since 2000, CUNY archaeologists and international team of environmental scientists have collaborated with Antiguan & Barbudan scholars and agencies, by the invitation of Dr. Reg Murphy, head of archaeology for National Parks Department of Antigua and Barbuda. Since 2006, small teams of CUNY faculty and students joined by natural science colleagues from Iceland and the UK have begun assist the National Parks Department in investigation of the archaeology and ecology of Barbuda, revealing some exceptional opportunities for combining science, education, and outreach. The 2007-08 seasons indicate exceptionally rich archaeological resources on Barbuda and the need for wider distribution of a preliminary field report to the wider Caribbeanist community. Two nearby prehistoric sites at Seaview (BA016) and Indian Town Trail (BA01) have intact stratigraphy, middens, a large volume of finds, probable structural remains, and excellent conditions of organic preservation. Seaview appears to have a previously unknown early Saladoid component, while Indian Town Trail appears to extend into post-Saladoid times. This report provides an overview of work completed to date as a preliminary field report of the January 2008 season. A full site archive is available on request, and AMS radiocarbon dates and additional specialist reports are in process. This is thus not a