ABSTRACT
Just as social conditions in the Caribbean have always displayed such marked polarity, distinguishing between the wealthy few and the relatively impoverished majority, so housing shows a similarly marked contrast and differentiation in the Caribbean region (Potter and Conway 1997). In exemplifying this central point, Hudson (1997) relates his experience working on an archaeological dig on the Montpelier Estate near Montego Bay in Jamaica. The excavation work focused on a single former slave dwelling, and little remained of the house apart from a few stones that formed the base of the original structure.
