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Table 14. Radiocarbon Dates for Cinnamon Hill.
the head toward the north.” According to F. L. Jaywardene, the skeletal material
consisted of one mandibular fragment, 15 loose teeth from both upper
and lower jaws, and 10 postcranial fragments, all belonging to one individual.
The teeth showed a great deal of attrition. The postcranial fragments showed
“good muscle markings and give evidence of a physically active robust individual,”
with no evidence of disease. Since the mandibular fragment was relatively
slender, Jaywardene concluded that this was probably a female, although
no age estimate was given.
Three radiocarbon dates from the excavations were obtained by Robert Carr
(Miami) and reported as follows, without laboratory numbers (AJ 1981, 2:8)
(Table 14).
The dating evidence for the burial cannot be considered satisfactory, since
it is not consistent with the two radiocarbon dates obtained on charcoal from
the upper and lower strata. No details were given of the laboratory procedures
employed. The two dates on charcoal correspond to calibrated ranges of ca.
a.d. 1160–1490 and 975–1275 respectively.
References: AJ 1967, 4:1; 1967, 12:1, 2; 1974, 1:1; 1974, 2:1, 2 and Figure
1; 1974, 3:1, 4; 1978, 4:2; 1981, 2:8; F. J. Osborne, J. W. Lee (1976) Preliminary
Report on the Cinnamon Hill site (J10), AJ 1976, 1:1–8; K. F. Johnson
(1976) A Preliminary Faunal Analysis of Cinnamon Hill, Jamaica, AJ 1976,
1:9–18; C. B. Lewis (1976) Discussion on Cinnamon Hill, AJ 1976, 3:2; F. L.
Jaywardene (1977) Skeletal Material from the Cinnamon Hill Site (J10), AJ
1977, 2:1–2; Silverberg et al. 1972:18–35.
Kingston and St. Andrew
Jack’s Hill (K1)
Mapped by Lee in 1965. According to Vanderwal, the site was first located by
C. B. Lewis. He stated that midden depth was “shallow,” about 2 ft. In 1973
Lee reported that a new apartment building had been erected at the east end
of the site, but that little or no damage had been done to the Arawak material.