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fication or intermittent occupation.” There were no pockets of ash or charcoal,
nor were any of the bones or shells burned. Howard noted large quantities of
potsherds and some celt fragments as well as pieces of coral. Apart from shells,
the fauna consisted of “coney bones, fish spines, turtle and bird bones.” He interpreted
the site as a whole as an “excellent example” of the Taíno pattern of
“moving from midden to midden within a given site,” alternatively it may have
represented “an occupation of considerable size but relatively brief duration.”
References: AJ 1967, 4:2; Howard 1950:51–55; MacCormack 1898:446;
Vanderwal 1968a:82–85 and Figure 6.
St. James
Hartfield (J1)
Regarded by Lee and others for many years as the equivalent of the Mammee
Hill site described by Duerden (1897:16–17). In 1983, however, Lee came to
the conclusion that Mammee Hill really corresponds to Tryall #1 (J20), and
that this site should be designated Hartfield. Mapped by him in 1963, bush
clearing in 1973 showed that it was somewhat more extensive than originally
thought. Excavated by Vanderwal in 1966 under the name Mammee Hill. Said
by him to be 8 1/2 acres in extent (rather than the 4 or 5 acres reported by Duerden
for his Mammee Hill) with “many shallow middens.” Vanderwal (with
three assistants) excavated parts of the site, digging three 5 x 5 ft trenches. Midden
depth was found to be “very shallow,” not over 1 1/2 ft. Hutía was reported
abundant. Shell remains were mostly bivalves (Codakia and Lucina) reflecting
a “coastal sandy environment.”
Vanderwal’s analysis of the pottery from his excavations “provided a control”
for his seriation of sites on the north coast (Vanderwal 1968a:Figure 7). This
material, regarded as representative of the Montego Bay style, has been reexamined
by P. Allsworth- Jones, Michele Bogle- Douglas, and Kit Wesler, who submitted
a report on it to the 21st International Congress for Caribbean Archaeology,
meeting in Trinidad in 2005.
References: AJ 1966, 8:1; 1967, 12:1, 2; 1973, 4:2; 1982, 1:6; 1983, 2:18;
Duerden 1897:16–17; Vanderwal 1968a:53–55 and Figure 7
Fairfield (J3)
Also referred to as Fairview. First reported in 1931 under the name St. James
Country Club Montego Bay (Cundall 1939), said by Vanderwal to cover an
area of nearly 4 1/2 acres on a hilly prominence overlooking the Bogue Is-