Die Gräber aus den shell-middens der präkolumbianischen Siedlung von Pointe de Caille, St. Lucia, West Indies

The aim of the anthropological research on the skeletal remains (58 individuals consisting of 22 children and 35 adults) of the burial field of Point de Caille, St. Lucia was to describe the population based on their anatomical-morphological abnormalities. In addition, the anomalies and pathological changes of the bones, particularly those which are environment related, were used to illustrate this population’s way of life. Evidence concerning the origins of the population was also investigated, as well as kinship where possible. Ten chapters discuss the results in detail. In particular, cranial deformations permit cultural historical conclusions to be drawn, as well as the unique life style, which was determined by the population’s near isolation in the extreme environment of the island’s rugged coast. This seriously influenced both the fate of the individual and the population as a whole.