Krum Bay is an Archaic site on the island of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, with human occupations dating between 1000 and 200 BC.
Krum Bay is one of the best studied sites in the region, important to document the earlier phases of human occupation of the Caribbean Islands. The site is a shell midden deposit located in the southern side of the island, in a little sheltered bay.
The inhabitants of Krum Bay relied heavily on marine resources for food and raw materials. Most of the stone tools were made of a local basalt, and included axes, ground stones, mortars, pestles and hammer stones. Jewelry made out of stone, bones and shell such as pendants and polished beads were found in the older levels of the deposit.
Sources
This glossary entry is a part of the About.com Caribbean Timeline, and the Dictionary of Archaeology.
Saunders Nicholas J., 2005, The Peoples of the Caribbean. An Encyclopedia of Archaeology and Traditional Culture. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California.
Wilson, Samuel, 2007, The Archaeology of the Caribbean, Cambridge World Archaeology Series. Cambridge University Press, New York