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Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt

  • Written by Justin Dunnavant, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the huntThe red square on this 1767 map of St. Croix marks where Danes believed the Maroon settlement was.Paul Kuffner/Royal Danish Library

“For a long time now, a large number of [escaped slaves] have established themselves on lofty Maroon Hill in the mountains toward the west end of the island [of St. Croix]. … They are there protected by...

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