Landclearing threatens ancient settlement in Antigua

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- A land-clearing project in southern Antigua is threatening a unique ancient settlement where Arawak Indians lived from roughly 500 B.C. until the arrival of Christopher Columbus, an archaeologist said Monday.

Crews that began removing trees on privately owned property over the weekend risk damaging pottery and other artifacts at Indian Creek, one of the most valuable archaeological sites in the Caribbean, archaeologist Reginald Murphy said.