SVGdigs and The SVG Public Archaeology Program was created in June 2010 as a not-for-profit venture to help rescue and record significant archaeology on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Volunteers came from Alberta, Ontario, Florida, New Jersey and Greece, happily contributing to a successful 2011 season. Our results were significant, identifying further evidence of prehistoric structures and burials, one of which included the recovery (and restoration) of a complete pot whose vessel form had never before been identified in SVG and the Caribbean. Given the significance of our findings, and the extent of archaeology that remains, the International Airport Development Company (IADC) of SVG approved a 2012 season. This project is in thanks and cooperation with the SVG National Trust and the IADC, as well as Dr. Richard Callaghan of the University of Calgary.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent Archaeology
Since construction began, a number of archaeology programs have been conducted, with great support from the International Airport Development Company (IADC) of St. Vincent, by teams from Bison Historical Services, the University of Calgary, the University of Leiden and Hartford University, as well from the High Council of Antiquities in Egypt. A short documentary, created by Jennifer Richardson and Colville Layne, both of the IADC, summarizes this work to date.
