Abstract

The island of Antigua, located in the Lesser Antilles, is important in Caribbean archaeology in regards to its flint resources. For this reason, many preceramic sites are located on the island. One such site, Jolly Beach, has been extensively studied in terms of lithic manufacturing. Recently, a similar sites, North Crabb's Bay, has been part of the Antigua archaeological field school, based out of the University of Calgary. At the Jolly Beach site Davis (2000) found that by studying the angular debris produced differences in the manufacturing of flakes and blades can be obtained. This method is compared at the site of North Crabb's Bay.