History

Pre-colonial era

Archaeological field work in 2012 in Montserrat's Centre Hills indicated that there had been an Archaic (pre-Arawak) occupation between 2000 and 500 BC. Later coastal sites showed the presence of the Saladoid culture (until 550 AD). The Indigenous Caribs are believed to have called the island Alliouagana, meaning 'Land of the Prickly Bush'.

In 2016, nine petroglyphs

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