Banwari Trace

Banwari Trace

Banwari Trace, an Archaic (pre-ceramic) site in southwestern Trinidad, is the oldest archaeological site in the Caribbean. Two separate periods of occupation, one between 7200 and 6100 BP (Strata I and II) and the other between 6100 BP and 5500 BP. The presence of only freshwater shells in the lower strata indicate that the site was occupied before Trinidad was separated from the mainland.

ee also

* History of Trinidad and Tobago

External links

* [http://sta.uwi.edu/fhe/archaeology/ Banwari Trace in Trinidad - the Oldest Site in the West Indies!] , from the Archaeology Centre, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
* [http://www.triniview.com/TnT/Banwari_Trace.htm Banwari Trace] , from triniview.com


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