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possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Saladoid and Barrancoid Traditions
Expedition sponsor
Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), 1879-1965
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Excavator
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930
Collection History
Excavated by anthropologist Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, director of the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology) in 1912, during a Caribbean expedition jointly supported by the Bureau of American Ethnology and George Heye.
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Place
Erin Bay shell midden; Erin; Saint Patrick County; Trinidad; Trinidad and Tobago