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nephelus cf. striatus; snapper: Lutjanus; and barracuda: Sphyraena). There was
an evident heavy dependence on seafood for protein.
References: AJ 1966, 2:1; 1966, 3:1; Bullen and Bullen 1974; Vanderwal
1968a:90–93.
Chancery Hall (K11)
Included by Lee in his final list of sites but not mapped by him. It has been
known for some time, because C. B. Lewis reported to Howard (1950) that
there was “an extensive and relatively untouched midden site” at this location,
which they were unable to visit. In fact, the site was not investigated until
after 1990, when it was divided into lots and sold for development. G. P.
Lechler (2000) has given an account of the first discoveries made since that
date, particularly in the area of Horatio Drive. According to him, seven burials
were located, with some associated beads. The fauna included the skull of
a young manatee. Apart from pottery sherds and fragments of griddles, finds
also included petaloid celts, grinding stones, pendants, and figurines of clay and
sandstone. A piece of galena ( lead- zinc ore) probably indicates connections to
Kintyre east of Papine where this material was until recently mined. A charcoal
sample was recovered from the deposits just north of Horatio Drive near the
boundary between lots 340 and 339, and in 1992 a radiocarbon date was obtained
on it of 690 ± 50 b.p. (Beta-53703), corresponding to a calibrated range
of ca. a.d. 1280–1380. Excavations at the site were first undertaken in 1996
by a team from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust headed by S. Walters. Six
1 x 1 m test pits were dug, five north of Horatio Drive and one south of it. A
further burial was located in lot 338. A second small excavation took place in
1998 as a joint project between the University of the West Indies and the University
of Leicester, when a 1 m square was excavated in lot 340, and a section
was cut in lot 386, by the boundary wall between it and lot 340 ( Allsworth-
Jones et al. 2001). A visit to the site in 1999 revealed that there were still many
artifacts and other traces of human activity eroding from the sediments in lot
340, including five human teeth.
According to the JNHT field report concerning the excavations of 1996,
prepared by S. Walters, test pits 1 and 2 were located in lot 338, 3 and 4 in
lot 339, and 5 in lot 340 (all north of Horatio Drive), while test pit 6 was in
lot 308 (south of Horatio Drive). The maximum depth of deposit in test pit
1 was 90 cm, and in test pit 3, 110 cm, whereas the others varied between 40
and 60 cm. A few historic artifacts (mostly glass bottles) were encountered
near the surface in test pits 2 and 5, but the overwhelming bulk of material
was Pre- Columbian. A large part of a griddle, including the rim, was exca-