Historical archaeologies of the African diaspora in the Caribbean have recently expanded on analyses of relationships among religion, mortuary practices, burial sites within varied landscapes, and environmental, social, economic, and cultural contexts. In addition, studies currently investigate the politics of death and burial, including who controlled mortuary spaces, at what times, by which means, and for what purposes. Finally, research collaborations have analyzed community formation and activity through the lens of past and present mortuary practices. In light of these research developments, this article interprets material and documentary evidence to understand how past and present peoples, including enslaved and free people of African descent, Moravian missionaries, and descendant communities, have used religion, burial sites, and mortuary practices to negotiate tension and social change in life and death across landscapes in the British and former Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands).

加勒比地区非洲侨民的历史考古学最近扩展了对宗教、太平间习俗、不同景观中的墓地以及环境、社会、经济和文化背景之间关系的分析。此外，目前的研究正在调查死亡和埋葬的政治，包括谁控制了太平间空间，在什么时间，通过什么方式，以及出于什么目的。最后，研究合作通过过去和现在的太平间实践来分析社区形成和活动。鉴于这些研究进展，本文解释了材料和文献证据，以了解过去和现在的人民，包括被奴役和自由的非洲人后裔、摩拉维亚传教士和后裔社区，是如何利用宗教、墓地、