Archaeology

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Archaeology: Genever Finds

What’s in a name? Well for archaeologists it can be an informative way to learn more about the cultural materials ...
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Black-crowned Night Heron bones and live bird

Archaeology Log : Brittany Mistretta : Zooarchaeology : October 2022

An analysis of cultural materials from archaeological excavations have identified food remains from a newly identified pre-Taíno village site (AD ...
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Cinnamon ruins

Archaeology Intern Log : Brittany Mistretta & Anna Chitwood : March to May 2022

A pre-Taíno village dating to pre-800 A.D. has recently been uncovered at the Cinnamon Bay Resort and Campground. The archaeology ...
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Underwater photo of prehistoric stone tool called a petaloid celt

Archaeology Intern Log : Anna Chitwood : Jan to April 2022

Hello! My name is Anna Chitwood, an Archaeology graduate student from Northern Illinois University. As of January 15th, I have ...
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Worker standing in long construction trench

Taino Today, Part 4: Recent Discoveries at Cinnamon Bay Show Presence of Early Indigenous Culture.

Extract from an article The Source: Taino Today, Part 4: Recent Discoveries at Cinnamon Bay Show Presence of Early Indigenous ...
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Annotated ocean swim course map near island

Intern Log : Alessia Isolani : June 2020

As we continue to adapt to the new normal here on St. John, we have been completing various projects both ...
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Weathered stone wall under leafy tree

Intern Log : Alessia Isolani : April/May 2020

April and May brought new challenges to the VIIS archaeology team as we worked to find a way to stay ...
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Old stone ruins beside green hillside and road

Intern Log : Alessia Isolani : February/March 2020

February has been filled with a lot of work in the archaeology department. We have been continuing our work at ...
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Intern Log : Alessia Isolani : January 2020

Happy New Year! We will be starting off the New Year with a lot of exciting work being done by ...
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People with paddleboards on tropical sandy beach

Intern Log : Alessia Isolani : November/December 2019

As the busy season for tourism on St. John has been picking up, we have been working on a few ...
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