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The Archaeology of Jamaica: A Preliminary Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert R. Howard
Robert R. Howard*
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University of Connecticut Storrs, Conn
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Jamaica, the third largest island in the West Indies, has probably received less archaeological attention than any other island in the Greater Antilles. There are several reasons for this neglect. Jamaican archaeological remains are not very spectacular and offer few features to excite the interest or curiosity of the casual observer. The Jamaican Arawak were exterminated so early and so effectively by the Spaniards that they were able to contribute virtually nothing ethnically or culturally to the history of the island in the historic period.

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Research Article
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American Antiquity , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , July 1956 , pp. 45 - 59
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1956

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