The Brash Villa of Tobago

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No Man's Land, Tobago.

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Forts and battlements - Tobago was ferociously fought over by European nations including the English, Dutch, and French, who ensured that her coasts were well protected by majestic stone forts, that still look out onto those blue waters more than 200 years later. These seven popular sites are Fort King George, Fort Bennett, Fort Milford, Betsy’s Hope, Fort James, Fort Granby, and the Cambleton Battery.
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03/11/2023

THE BATTLE OF TOBAGO, March 3, 1677

The twenty Dutch and French shipwrecks that lie covered by mud and sand in Scarborough Harbor are the time witnesses to a story of epic proportions.
(Ocean Discovery)

“I’m not aware of any other Dutch 17th Century warship being properly, archeologically excavated, so this is the fundamental importance of the site, it is unique. I don’t believe there is any other site around the world that can yield us so many examples”.
(Dr. Kroum Batchvarov)
Assistant Professor of Maritime Archaeology, University of Connecticut
Affiliated Scholar of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, USA

UNESCO Foundation Training in Trinidad and Tobago for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Caribbean

November, 2023 in Rockley Bay, Tobago (The exact date will be communicated soon)

Background

Being the biggest “museums” yet to be fully discovered by the public, the waters of the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers guard in their depth broad records of the history of humankind and the traces of its interaction with the aquatic environment. In the Caribbean, these “footprints of human existence” span from ancient vestiges of Pre-Colombian watercrafts and ritual objects to European trade shipwrecks, and embrace the first colonial settlements in the region, such as those of Port Royal (Jamaica). Alongside these remains, these waters safely watch aircraft wrecks, submerged landscapes and prehistoric settlements, underwater caves with signs of human habitation, as well as scattered findings such as lost or abandoned objects.

In the framework of UNESCO´s 2022/2023 Programme and Budget (41C/5), and in compliance with the Culture Sector OUTPUT 5.CLT2 “Member States’ capacities strengthened to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property and promote its return and restitution, to protect underwater cultural heritage and to promote the role of museums for societies” the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean (Havana, Cuba), the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean (Kingston, Jamaica) and the UNESCO National Office (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) are organizing the UNESCO Foundation Training in Trinidad and Tobago for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Caribbean in November 2023 in the location of Rockley Bay in Tobago.

The Tobago Heritage Conservation Society has been recording and documenting the history of Tobago; precolumbian and colonial period.
The data base includes ruins windmills, waterwheels, animal mills, steam mills, sugar factories, boiling houses, chimneys, distilleries, worm tanks, fermentation tanks, shipping depots, cocoa houses, copra houses, to***co barns, water dams, diversion dams, aqueducts, sluiceways, bridges, wells, cisterns, ballast bricks, great houses, estate houses, old houses, indigo, kilns, fort locations, battery locations, cannons, cannon balls, signal stations, churches, tombs, enslave graveyards, memorials, cast iron pans ‘coppers’, anvils, artifacts, old maps, heritage centers, museums.

Field searches were conducted at the estates in the seven parishes of Tobago, main ridge area, UNESCO MAB area, botanical gardens, rivers, streams; archive searches at the Tobago Museum, Scarborough Library, Charlotteville Library and the contribution from private collections.

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that the history of the Caribbean extends thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans in 1492? European explorers did not record the long histories of the indigenous communities that were thriving in this region for centuries, yet, we have relied heavily on the written documentation of Europeans to inform the early years of our Caribbean history.

Archaeological and oral data gives us much more insight into life in these communities prior to European colonisation.

Before Christopher Columbus noticed the island of Tobago on his third voyage in 1498, there were already indigenous settlements on the island. Archaeological research has shown that shell middens recovered in the southwestern areas of Tobago are from settlements that existed since c. 3500-1000 BC. These middens are located in the Milford complex at Milford, Tobago.

They are believed to have belonged to a group archaeologists call the Ortoiroid people, who migrated to the Caribbean islands from the Orinoco valley in South America. They would have sailed from the Orinoco river to Trinidad, and then on to Tobago. This finding was made by Dutch archaeologist Arie Boomert, who was able to identify a correlation between artefacts recovered at the archaeological site of Banwari Trace in Trinidad and those found at Tobago.

Centuries later, around 100 AD, indigenous people (referred to as being from the Saladoid culture) migrated from South America to Tobago after passing through Trinidad. According to Caribbean archaeologist Dr. Basil Reid, they brought with them pottery-making and introduced crops such as corn, yams, sweet potatoes, cassava and tannia. They also had cultural exchanges with indigenous groups in Trinidad, including the trade of food and pottery.

Tobago’s location made it an important area to facilitate trade between the various indigenous groups living on the islands of the Lesser Antilles, and the groups who resided on the South American mainland.

This photo showing a 1776 Map of Tobago is part of the National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago Map Collection.

References: Boomert, Arie. The Indigenous Peoples of Trinidad and Tobago: from the First Settlers until Today. Sidestone Press, 2016

Reid, Basil. “The Journal of Caribbean History: Volume 38, Issue 2.” University of the West Indies Press, 2 Mar. 2020.

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Tobago offers a safe, warm place for solo travelers to visit.

19/08/2023

TOBAGO FINDS ITSELF: THE ITALIAN CONNECTION
The next time you are on the island, go find this man and his treasures.
The story here: https://trinidadexpress.com/features/local/tobago-finds-itself-the-italian-connection/article_14e07b50-3bdc-11ee-b7d4-5b848ac774cc.html

12/08/2023

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Manager Director and operator of uniquetourstobago inside Tobago Mainridge 🇹🇹 Forest Reserve. 12.08.2023.

03/08/2023

Win a Tobago Staycation! 🌴

For the month of August we’re challenging you to share your experiences and showcase some of the 101 Things To Do in Tobago!

How to enter:
1️⃣ Download the Challenge Checklist
2️⃣ Follow us on Instagram
3️⃣ Complete one (1) activity in each of the 10 categories
4️⃣ Post your content to a Instagram story highlight or upload them directly to us!

Weekly prizes to be won! 🎁 Including groceries, gas, tour vouchers and more!

The Grand Prize includes three nights hotel stay, car rental, and $2,000 cash!

Winners of the Social Media Competition will be announced on September 8th, 2023.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/43TKb1G

03/08/2023

Discover the beauty of our island home on the 'Know Your Island Tour'
Join us for an unforgettable day of exploration and fun on the final day of our Tourism Summer Youth Awareness Programme. Let's come together, learn, and celebrate our diverse culture and natural wonders!

The cost for the tour is TTD$60.00. Please call or message us at the number provided in the flyer for payment arrangements.

28/06/2023

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08/06/2023

The official 2023 Tobago Heritage Festival Calendar is here! 💃🏾🕺🏾🎩👑🥣🎻
There is something for everyone, so come immerse yourself as we pay HOMAGE to "All Ah We" and "All Ah Who Ahwe Be."




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