Study reveals human presence on Curaao centuries earlier than previously thought

[Judi Lynn]

By Knowridge -March 15, 2024



A new study co-led by Simon Fraser University and the National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management (NAAM Foundation) in Curaçao has significantly extended the timeline of human habitation on Curaçao, pushing back the island’s earliest known human settlement by centuries.

This discovery, detailed in The Journal of Coastal and Island Archaeology, places the initial human occupation of Curaçao to between 5735 and 5600 BCE.

This revelation predates previous estimates by up to 850 years and marks the site at Saliña Sint Marie as the oldest archaeological site on the island discovered to date.

The importance of this finding lies not just in the adjustment of timelines but in its implications for understanding pre-Columbian Caribbean history and the migration and settlement patterns of its earliest peoples.

More:
https://knowridge.com/2024/03/study-reveals-human-presence-on-curacao-centuries-earlier-than-previously-thought/

[Easterncedar]

1. Science keeps making progress. Good news.

Thanks as ever, Judi Lynn, for letting us know about the expanding understanding and the good work being done