Excavating Alcatrazes, Santiago Island, Cape Verde: Early colonial impacts on land, people and material culture

Authors: Evans, C., Sørensen, M.L., Castilla-Beltrán, A., Bosch, S.N., Casimiro, T.M., Detry, C., Hamilton-Dyer, S. and Lima, J.S.

Journal: Antiquity

eISSN: 1745-1744

ISSN: 0003-598X

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2025.10149

Abstract:

Excavations at Alcatrazes, the seat of Cape Verde's short-lived second captaincy, have exposed a Portuguese colonial settlement, demonstrating continued occupation after the relocation of its official offices. The results include insights into early Luso-African practices and the presence of West African and local-made pottery, with environmental samples 'clocking' colonial introductions.

Source: Scopus