March
06
/ 2021
New evidence suggests that the Bahamas were settled earlier than previously thought. But that’s not all. It appears that the first explorers to arrive on the islands transformed the entire landscape, rapidly. The Lucayan people were the original settlers of the Bahamas before the European conquest of the Americas in the late 15th century, after Columbus’s arrival in 1492 AD. It was always maintained that they arrived on the islands about 1,000 years ago. Now, new evidence suggests Lucayan explorers arrived in the northern Bahamas about 830 AD. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"83894","attributes":{"alt":"Map showing the key locations used for understanding the Lucayan migration patterns throughout the Bahamas. (Fall, P. et. al. / PNAS)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 395px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Map showing the key locations used for understanding
