Pre-Colombian Jamaica: Caribbean Archeology and Ethnohistory

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3. Quick Queries. This provides a “way in” for the user to find out about certain
sites in terms of given attributes, as an alternative to trawling at random
through the whole set. When the window is opened, it is divided into two sections:
(1) geographical, and (2) general queries.
(1) Geographical queries. This provides information on the sites in the system
in terms of elevation in meters (5 categories), areas in square meters (middens
only, 4 categories), and distance from the sea in kilometers (5 categories).
A search can be conducted in terms of these categories and their combinations.
Thus, for example, if it is specified that the user is interested in sites that are
below 50 meters in elevation, under 5,000 square meters in size, and less than
2.5 kilometers from the sea, 15 sites will appear listed according to their parish
codes. A double click on any one of these sites will reveal the full details
about it.
(2) General Queries. This provides 10 possible lists of the sites, arranged alphabetically,
according to specified criteria. All the lists can be printed out, if
so desired. They are as follows. 1 All sites. 2 All sites within a parish. 3 All sites
within a drainage basin. 4 All excavated sites. 5 All sites with petroglyphs. 6 All
sites with pictographs. 7 All (cave) sites with burials. 8 All sites with human
remains (both caves and middens). 9 All caves. 10 All middens. As before, a
double click on any one of these sites will reveal the full details about it.
4. Lee family collection. Photographs of 57 artifacts from 20 sites are displayed
in this section. As detailed in Chapter 5, these images provide an excellent
introduction to the kind of Pre- Columbian material that exists in the island
and was collected by Lee.
5. Picture Gallery. This window is divided in two: 1 Artifacts, 2 Fish.
(1) Artifacts. This option allows the user to see larger (and generally clearer)
versions of the artifact illustrations that accompany the individual site inventories.
The window offers a choice of selection by parish, site, category, and type.
For example, the user could select all parishes, thus all sites, the category “celt,”
and the type “conch,” in which case seven images would be available (some
drawings, some photographs) labeled by parish, site, and code. The use of this
option to view the artifacts is strongly recommended. Altogether in this section
there are 538 line drawings and 213 photographs.
(2) Fish. This facility provides a view of 20 fish paintings executed by the
late Audrey Wiles. Each has its Latin and English name, and there is a general
list as well.