Pre-Columbian Antigua and Barbuda

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History of Antigua and Barbuda

Timeline Years
Pre-Columbian period Jolly Beach people Twenty Hill Archaic period in Barbuda Winthorpe's Bay Ceramic period in Saint Mary Ceramic period in Barbuda
European settlement Early colonisation (1493–1687) Height of slavery (1688–1832)
Late colonial era Post-emancipation (1833–1870) Presidency of Antigua (1871–1958) Territory of Antigua (1958–1962) Colony of Antigua (1962–1967) Associated State of Antigua (1967–1981)
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Post-independence (1981–1994) Late Bird era (1994–2004) Post-Bird era (2004–2014) Since 2014
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Pre-Columbian Antigua and Barbuda included the Archaic tribes, the Arawak, and possibly the Kalinago. The oldest major site on Antigua dates to c. 2900 BC, and the oldest site on Barbuda dates to c. 1875 BC. At the time, Antigua was referred to as Waladli (formerly Yarumaqui), and Barbuda was referred to as Wa'omoni.