Bone fragments together with different artifacts had been unearthed throughout a 1984-89 excavation on the FD Roosevelt Airport by archaeologist Aad Versteeg.
This was a part of a analysis challenge by the Archaeological Centre of the Leiden State University within the Netherlands and the Archaeological-Anthropological Institute of the Netherlands Antilles on Curaçao.
The challenge investigated a number of archaeological websites within the Windward islands of the Netherlands Antilles, specific in Saba and Statia, to realize an perception into the lifestyle and patterns of organisation of the indigenous inhabitants of the islands within the pre-Columbian interval.
The stays of 9 indigenous folks shipped to the Netherlands after an archaeological dig over 30 years in the past have now been repatriated to Statia.
Almost all of the excavated materials, together with artefacts that dated again to the fifth century, was shipped to the Netherlands. The analysis outcomes had been revealed within the 1992 publication “The Archaeology of Sint Eustatius. The Golden Rock.”
Now, after a close to year-long course of, which included discussions between the authorities in Statia and the Netherlands, the human stays are again on the island. The Statia Cultural Heritage Implementation Committee will seek the advice of residents on burial, mentioned Nasha Radjouki, the programme supervisor for tradition with the Statia Government.
