The Charlotte Amalie Saladoid Excavation Documentary

More than 2,000 years ago there was likely a thriving Taino community in the heart of Charlotte Amalie. In 2013 contractors began turning up shards of pottery and other artifacts during otherwise routine roadwork on Main Street near Market Square. Work was temporarily halted and archeologists were called in to help dig up what was described as a “major” find. Thousands of artifacts were eventually discovered in a relatively small area. A short documentary was later produced about the dig and the many interesting objects found on site. - - US Virgin Islands DPNR and the State Office of Historic Preservation

[@ginaiannucci]

As a local potter here in St. Thomas I truly enjoyed this documentary. Learned so much.

[@framingvagrant]

Thus was a good video. In Charlotte amalie rn. Working down here, love it. Thanks for having me

[@priscilladeleon5709]

1500 B.C the Ingneri and Carib people came from South America to the Caribbean. That red and white pottery is typical from the Igneri people, the large bowl was used to make Casava from the grated Yuca root. The Igneri were also good on making conoes. The frog seems to be Taino representing the COQUI frog. On one of the ceramic handles the form of the face looks like a Cemi from the Taino people. In theText Book Puerto Rico 500 years of History, it states that the Taino people showed "Conquistador" Juan Ponce De Leon "The Big Land" What is Now , the State of Florida. These different Tribe Nations have been traveling and settling up and down the whole American Continent and the Caribbean long before the Conquerors arrived to kill, enslave and destroy all these Tribe Nations History.

[@dexikid]

26 likes?!?! This is SO interesting! Thank you so much !

[@eboniqueesprit1992]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@juneharrigan4911]

That was fascinating.

[@TheAnnaFisher]

Apprecialove

[@sasachiminesh1204]

Kalinga did not "conquer" Arawakans, they had a complex dynamic where Kalinago had a practice of taking wives from outside their culture. No evidence that Arawakans stole wives. Kalinago men took Arawakan wives, and so their children were merged.

[@austrebertoperez2403]

24:45, maybe the holes are ears and not cheeks?

[@kingsaintthomas]

👑🇻🇮❤❤❤❤❤

[@candidolebron5370]

ST Thomas story 3

[@robertfinigan4054]

Pero sin melanina?

[@sasachiminesh1204]

People were not "replaced," they merged. There is no genetic evidence for replacement. The archaeologist does a poor job of explaining and still uses Colonizer lingo which is not appropriate. You should have an Indigenous researcher explain our history in terms that are appropriate. Also, you should say, "that we know of" because you only know a little. You have a lot of your understanding mixed up. There are several cultural influences that merged. Also, there was a complex dynamic with the later Kalinga culture. You don't explain the local development of Taino culture in Boriken and the zemi cult.