ABSTRACT
This report presents the results of phytolith and pollen analysis at the Tutu site. The study is the first such analysis of silicified plant remains from prehistoric contexts in the Virgin Islands, where questions about the nature of the subsistence and settlement systems that Columbus eventually “discovered” are many. Pollen was not preserved, however, a variety of plants, including Cucurbita (squash), was evidenced in the Tutu phytolith record.
