This paper presents the first archaeometrical data on colonial glazed wares (taches noires) imported in Haiti (Fort Liberté). The analysis evidenced the exclusive presence of Italian taches noires products, dated before 1820 and related to the colonial era. The presence of English wares next to colonial materials demonstrated continuity in the use of landscape after the Independence and the establishment of international trade relationships between the state of Haiti and the British Empire. Results are an important step forward in the understanding of production and movement of the Taches noires ware, which were exported globally between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Dr. Joseph Sony Jean was recently interviewed regarding the current state of heritage in Haiti by Ayibo Post.
Out now! A new study on the isotopic and morphometric examination of island dogs (Canis familiaris) by Gene Shev, Jason Laffoon, Sandrine Grouard, and Corinne Hofman
New study reveals multiple waves of settlement and connections to the American mainland. According to a new study by an international team of researchers from the Caribbean, Europe and North America, the Caribbean was settled by several successive population dispersals that originated on the American mainland.
Shortly after Columbus' landing in the New World in 1492 CE, indigenous land use diminished and cattle grazing was introduced. Large-scale agriculture in the Cibao Valley, northern Dominican Republic, did not develop before the 17th century. Here, we read the environmental history of the Cibao Valley from two sediment cores.
In preparation of a proposal for the Dutch Research Council’s (NWO) call for Caribbean multi-disciplinary research, Corinne Hofman (LU/KITLV) and Francio Guadeloupe (UvA/KITLV) visited the six Dutch Caribbean islands together with a team of researchers and societal partners to discuss their proposal on social adaptation to climate change challenges in the (Dutch) Caribbean with local stakeholders.
On the occasion of the PhD defence of Cameron Gill, dr. Reg Murphy visited Leiden all the way from Antigua, to attend this defence, and to give a presentation at the symposium organised for dr. Gill. During his stay he found some time to participate in an interview with RMA-student Sven Ransijn. During our conversation we discussed his research, the importance of and his experience with community based archaeology in a caribbean context, especially the island of Antigua, and his future ambitions.
Dr. Cameron Gill was admitted to the doctoral degree on February 4, 2020 after having defended his dissertation at the Academy Building at Leiden University. Emma de Mooij met up with him to discuss his achievements and his research.
n the occasion of the PhD defense of, now, Dr. Cameron Gill, Dr. Ruud Stelten, came back to Leiden where he did his Bachelor and Master and defended his own PhD. During his time in Leiden, not only did he present during the symposium organised for Dr. Gill, he was also kind enough to find the time to do an interview with RMa student Anika Hellemons about his work in the Caribbean, setting up a museum, and how to enthuse the community and young archaeologists.
On February 13, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Annemieke Verrijp and her team, accompanied by Filmmaker and INTEC Professor Pablo Lozano, visited the Las Tablas community (Baní, Dominican Republic) where they could share with Estela, Providencia and Rafaela, characters of the Nexus1492 documentary "El Retumbar del Caribe Indígena. Las Raíces de América”.
