St. Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society
Proceedings of the FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURES OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
Reduit Beach, St. Lucia, July 26-30, 1971
Compte-rendu des communications du QUATRIEME CONGRES INTERNATIONAL D'ETUDES DES CIVILISATIONS PRECOLOMBIENNES DES PETITES ANTILLES
Reduit Plage, St. Lucie, 26-30 Juillet 1971
St. Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society Castries, St. Lucia
1973 As a symbol of the St. Lucia Congress where petroglyphs of the Antilles were discussed, we have used on the front cover a drawing of one of the petro glyphs at Layou on St. Vincent (see Mattioni page 29). A photographic repre sentation of the same petroglyph appears on page 40 (Olsen Fig. 1) . It is be lieved by some to represent Yocahu, the Arawak male god and giver of manioc. Proceedings of the
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURES OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
St. Lucia Beach Hotel, Reduit Beach, St. Lucia, July 26-30, 1971
Program ii List of delegates iii Contents v Map of the Lesser Antilles vi
Compte-rendu des communications du
QUATRIEME CONGRES INTERNATIONAL D'ETUDES DES CIVILISATIONS PRECOLOMBIENNES DES PETITES ANTILLES
St. Lucie Beach Hotel, Reduit Plage, St. Lucie, 26-30 Juillet 1971
Programme ii Liste des congressistes . iii Table des matières . v Carte géographique des Petites Antilles . . . vi Foreword
The Fourth International Congress for the Study of the pre-Columbian Cultures of the Lesser Antilles was held in St. Lucia, W.I. , July 26-30, 1971, under the auspices of the St. Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society. Eric M. Branford, Secretary for Archaeology of the Society, was local president and Ripley P. Bullen, program chairman.
The program, list of delegates, and report of the business meeting will be found elsewhere in this volume. All the papers presented at the Congress are reproduced here except for two for which texts are not available. Two additional short papers have been added to complete the coverage of the sessions on petroglyphs. As previously, papers are published in the language in which they were presented. PROGRAM
Monday, July 26
Morning: Welcome by the Deputy Governor of St. Lucia, Ira Simmons Opening of the Congress by the Deputy Premier and Minister of Education and Culture, J. Francois Hunter Introduction of Speakers by Congress President Eric M. Branford Scientific session with papers on petroglyphs
Afternoon; Completion of session on petroglyphs
Tuesday, July 27
Morning: Scientific session, papers on preceramic cultures, first paper on ceramics
Afternoon: Field trip to Lavoutte (Carib) site and to Pigeon Island Rhum party at St. Lucia Beach Hotel
Wednesday, July 28
Morning: Scientific session, papers on stone tools and incised decoration on pottery
Afternoon: Scientific session, papers on ethnology, migration routes, St. Lucia archaeology
Thursday, July 29
All Day: Field expedition to Troumassee, Anse Ger, and Giraudy sites, Morne Lézard petroglyph, and surphur springs at Mt. Soufrière. Cheer at L. A. Lawther's home, Soufrière, on way back
Friday, July 30
Morning: Scientific session, papers on interpretation of pottery decoration, radiocarbon dating of some ceramic cultures
Afternoon: Added papers on Dominican Republic, Antigua, and Guadeloupe Business meeting Reception at St. Lucia Museum Reception at Government House LIST OF DELEGATES
Mr. John De Abate, Ford Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela.
R. P. Maurice Barbotin, AumQnier militaire, Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
Miss Sandra L. Barry, Charlotte Amélie, St. Thomas.
Mr. Eric M. Branford, St. Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society, Castries, St. Lucia.
Mrs. Adelaide K. Bullen, Associate in Anthropology, Florida State Museum, Gainesville, Fla.
Mr. Ripley P. Bullen, Curator of Anthropology, Florida State Museum, Gainesville, Florida.
Mr. Daniel Caudeirion, Roseau, Dominica.
M. Edgar Clerc, Société d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, Néron, Le Moule, Guadeloupe.
Hajj Talib H. Da-wud, Antigua National Trust, St. Johns, Antigua.
Mr. B. H. Easter, St. Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society, Castries, St. Lucia.
Mr. Bradford M. Endicott, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Clifford Evans, Curator, Division of Latin American Anthropology, United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Kurt A Fischer, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
M. Roger Fortune, Directeu Office d Tourisme, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
Mr. Peter O'B. Harris, Texaco Trinidau, Inc. , Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad.
Father C. Jesse, The Presbytery, Gros Islet, St. Lucia.
Dr. Wm. Jerald Kennedy, Department Sociology and Anthropology, St. Louis University, MO.
Dr. I. A. Earle Kirby, Department of Agriculture, Kingstown, St. Vincent.
Mr. C. Keith Laurie, Barbados Museum, St. Ann's Garrison, Barbados.
Mr. L. A. Lawther, Soufrière, St. Lucia.
Mr. Richard Lazzari, Trinidad and Tobago Historical Society, South Section, San Fernando, Trinidad.
Mr. Lloyd Matheson, St. Johns, Antigua.
iv LIST OF DELEGATES, CONTINUED
M. Mario Mattioni, Directeur du Musée Departmental, Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Dr. Betty J. Meggers, Research Associate, Division of Latin American Anthropology, United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
Miss Betsey Miller, Kingstown, St. Vincent.
Mr. Desmond V. Nicholson, Antigua Archeological Society, English Old Harbour, Antigua.
Dr. Fred Olson, Antigua Archeological Society, Mill Reef Club, Antigua.
Ing. Elpidio Ortega Sanchez, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
M. Jacques Petitjean Roget, Société d'Histoire de la Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique.
M. Henri Petitjean Roget, Société d'Histoire de la Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Sr. Plinio Pina Pena, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
Dr. Carlos Raggi, Circulo de Cultura Panamericano, Troy, New York.
Mrs. Ana H. Raggi, Circulo de Cultura Panamericano, Troy, New York.
Mr. Charles S. Rotenberg, Charlotte Amélie, St. Thomas.
Miss Pauline Russell, Barbados Museum, St. Ann's Garrison, Barbados.
Mrs. Ruth Taplin, Castries, St. Lucia.
M. Henri Theuvenin, Société d'Histoire de la Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Dr. Edward L. Towle, Caribbean Research Institute, University of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amélie, St. Thomas.
Dr. Bernardo Vega Boyrie, University of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Dominicana.
Dr. Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, Museo del Hombre Dominicano, Santo Domingo, República Dominicano. CONTENTS
Page Antillean Pictographs and Petroglyphs: Patterns and Procedures for Their Study by Marcio Veloz, Plinio Pina, Elpidio Ortega and Bernardo Pina ... 1
Petroglyphs on Crooked Island, Bahamas by Charles A. Hoffman, Jr 9
Petroglyphs of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Ripley P. Bullen 13
The Petroglyphs of St. Kitts, West Indies by C. Keith Laurie and D. Lloyd
Matheson 17
Petroglyphs on Guadeloupe by Edgar Clerc 21
Communication sur les Petroglyphes de La Martinique by Mario Mattioni 25
Petroglyph and Rock-cut Basins at Dauphin, St. Lucia by C. Jesse 33
Petroglyphs of the Caribbean Islands and Arawak Dieties by Fred Olsen 35
A Comparison of Certain Costa Rican Petryglyph Designs with those from
Adjacent Areas by Wm. Jerald Kennedy 47
A Key to the Interpretation of the Petroglyphs of the Orinoco by John De Abate ... 57
Re: Petroglyphs in Guyana by Ripley P. Bullen 65
Further Comments on Antillean Petroglyphs by Ripley P. Bullen 65
Pre-Columbian Stone Artifacts put to Strange Uses by C. Jesse 68
Les Trois-Pointes des Sites Précolombiens de la CSte Nord-Est de la Grande-Terre
de la Guadeloupe by Edgar Clerc 73
Stone Specimens from St. Barthélémy by Ripley P. Bullen 82
L'Outillage Lithique d'un Site de Nord-Est de la Martinique by Mario Mattioni ... 84
The Caribs in St. Lucia after A. D. 1 605 by C. Jesse 90
Did the Ciboney Precede the Arawaks in Antigua? by Fred Olsen 94
Three Stone Artifact Sites in the Dominican Republic by Marcio Veloz, Elpidio Ortega,
Plinio Pina and Bernardo Vega 103
Krum Bay, A Preceramic Workshop on St. Thomas by Ripley P. Bullen 110
Preliminary Report on Banwari Trace by Peter O'B. Harris 115 vi Greencastle Hill, Antigua by Al Hajji Talib Ahmad Dawud 126
Posibles Rutas de Poblamiento de las Antillas en el Paleo-Indio by Carlos M. Raggi 130
Tentative d'Explication de la Forme et du Volume des Haches Précolombiennes de Marie-Galante et de Quelques Autres Pierres by Maurice Barbotin 140
Recherche d'une Methode pour l'Etude de la Decoration des Céramiques Précolom biennes delà Martinique by Jacques et Henry Petitjean Roget 151
Etude Comparative des Tessons Graves ou Incises by Jacques et Henry Petitjean Roget 157
Etude de la Decoration des Vases Précolombiennes de la Martinique by Jacques et Henry Petitjean Roget 174
On the Trail of the Arawaks: When did they arrive in Trinidad by Fred Olsen . . . 181
Stratigraphie Tests at Two Sites on Guadeloupe by Ripley P. and Adelaide K. Bullen 192
Dating the Troumassee Decorated Cylinder: A Horizon Style by Ripley P. and Adelaide K. Bullen and I. A. Earle Kirby 197 The GiraudySite, Beane Field, St. Lucia by Adelaide K. and Ripley P. Bullen and Eric M. Branford 199
Business Meeting 216
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