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FIRST PEOPLE’S REMAINS

On March 26, 2013, the bones of the ancestors of the First Peoples

of Trinidad and Tobago were discovered buried under the Red

House during its restoration.

During initial excavation work undertaken as part of the

restoration of the Red House a number of skeletal remains, cultural

and historical artifacts were found on the site. Afterward, more

human bones, fragments of animal bones, shells, pottery and other

artifacts were discovered and extracted from the soil in other areas

at the Red House.

The Santa Rosa First People’s Indigenous Community on July 14

performed a spiritual ritual to “appease the spirits” of bones

disturbed during works at the site.

The remains and artefacts of 60 Amerindian ancestors, which were

reinterred at a ceremony in the Red House, October 19, 2019.