ABSTRACT

The site of Anse Trabaud on Martinique in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles has yielded valuable information about human occupation from deep beneath its surface. The site is located in the southeastern part of the island, an area vulnerable to extreme wave events. The archaeological deposits are dated to 1290–780 cal BP (2σ). The earliest horizon is buried under thick layers of mangrove sediments. The deeply buried deposits have allowed excellent preservation of inorganic and organic remains providing an unexpected opportunity to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental conditions of past human settlement, and to study human-environment interactions and social adaptation to climate challenges in this part of the Caribbean archipelago. The cultural remains provide invaluable information into the exploitation of the surroundings of the site as well as into the subsistence patterns, material culture repertoires, procurement strategies and use and exchange of raw materials and tools. Additionally, the excellent preservation of organic materials offers new insights into food plants grown and harvested on-site, and then processed and consumed. The environmental challenges incited the Anse Trabaud community to adapt their settlement organisation and procurement strategies over time and underscore the importance of their participation in a regional and social network of mobility and exchange.

摘要

Anse Trabaud 位于小安的列斯群岛向风群岛的马提尼克岛上，从地表深处获得了有关人类占领的宝贵信息。该地点位于该岛的东南部，该地区易受极端海​​浪事件的影响。考古沉积物的年代可追溯到 1290–780 cal BP (2σ)。最早的地平线被厚厚的红树林沉积层掩埋。深埋的沉积物使无机和有机遗迹得到了很好的保存，为重建过去人类住区的古环境条件、研究加勒比群岛这一地区的人类与环境相互作用和社会对气候挑战的适应提供了意想不到的机会。文化遗迹为遗址周围环境的开发以及生存模式、物质文化曲目、采购策略以及原材料和工具的使用和交换提供了宝贵的信息。此外，有机材料的出色保存提供了对现场种植和收获、然后加工和消费的食用植物的新见解。随着时间的推移，环境挑战促使 Anse Trabaud 社区调整他们的定居组织和采购策略，并强调他们参与区域和社会流动和交流网络的重要性。有机材料的出色保存提供了对现场种植和收获、然后加工和消费的食用植物的新见解。随着时间的推移，环境挑战促使 Anse Trabaud 社区调整他们的定居组织和采购策略，并强调他们参与区域和社会流动和交流网络的重要性。有机材料的出色保存提供了对现场种植和收获、然后加工和消费的食用植物的新见解。随着时间的推移，环境挑战促使 Anse Trabaud 社区调整他们的定居组织和采购策略，并强调他们参与区域和社会流动和交流网络的重要性。