Pre-Colombian Jamaica: Caribbean Archeology and Ethnohistory

Aboriginal Indian Remains in Jamaica by J. E. Duerden / 215
Fig. IV. 1. A smoothing tool or pestle, from Norbrook. 2. Smoothing implement. 3. Implement
from Highgate. 4. Laterally grooved implement.
Amulets
Two amulets, perforated behind, and representing human heads above, but
broken and incomplete below, were found amongst the extensive shell- heaps
on the southern side of the Long Mountain. From the Vere deposits, Mr. De la
Haye secured an image “with wings to the side, and the body and face of a
man.” Owing to its being destroyed almost immediately after, no details can
be given.
Objects of European Character
With the exception of a small glass phial found in the refuse- heaps at Norbrook,
and neglecting the admixture of modern objects at Wales to be referred
to under the description of that spot, no article at all suggestive of European
influence has been obtained. The object first mentioned was found about eighteen
inches below the surface. It is a small bottle (Fig. V.) about four inches in