The Ortoiroid people were the second wave of human settlers of the Caribbean who began their migration into the Antilles around 2000 BCGranberry , Julian & Vescelius, Gary. Languagues of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. The University of Alabama Press 2004. pp 39-40.Rouse, Irving. The Tainos: Rise & Decline of the People who Greeted Columbus. Yale University Press 1992. p. 81. They were preceded by the Casimiroid peoples (~4190-2165 BC ). They are believed to have originated in the Orinoco valley in South America, migrating to the Antilles from Trinidad and Tobago to Puerto Rico. The name "Ortoiroid" comes from Ortoire, a shell midden site in southeast Trinidad.Saunders 211 Settlement patterns The Ortoiroid are believed to have developed in South America before moving to the West Indies.Rouse 63. The earliest radiocarbon date for the Ortoiroid is 5230 BC from Trinidad. The two earliest Ortoiroid sites in Trinidad are the Banwari Trace and at St. John's Road, South Oropouche, which date back at least to 5500 BC .Saunders 13. At this time, Trinidad might have still been connected to the South American mainland. The majority of archaeological sites associated with the Ortoiroid are found near or on the coasts.Rouse 69. Tobago has at least one Ortoiroid site, Martinique has two, and Antigua has 24 Ortoiroid shell-midden sites. Ortoiroid peoples settled on St. Kitts from 2000 BC to 400 BC .Saunders 260. In the north, two distinct Ortoiroid subcultures have been identified: the Coroso culture, which flourished from 1500 BC –200 AD , and the Krum Bay culture, which spanned 1500—200 BC . The Coroso people lived in Puerto Rico, where the oldest known site is the Angostura site, dating from 4000 BC ."Prehistory of the Caribbean Culture Area." Southeast Archaeological Center (retrieved 9 July 2011). The Krum Bay people lived in the Virgin Islands. Krum Bay culture, which emerged between 800 BC and 225 BC , also extended to St. Thomas.Saunders 264. Decline The Ortoiroid were displaced by the Saladoid people in the West Indies. In many regions, they disappeared by approximately 400 BC ; however, the Coroso culture survived until 200 AD .
The Ortoiroid people were the second wave of human settlers of the Caribbean who began their migration into the Antilles around 2000 BCEGranberry , Julian & Vescelius, Gary. Languagues of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. The University of Alabama Press 2004. pp 39-40.Rouse, Irving. The Tainos: Rise & Decline of the People who Greeted Columbus. Yale University Press 1992. p. 81. They were preceded by the Casimiroid peoples (~4190-2165 BCE ). They are believed to have originated in the Orinoco valley in South America, migrating to the Antilles from Trinidad and Tobago to Puerto Rico. The name "Ortoiroid" comes from Ortoire, a shell midden site in southeast Trinidad.Saunders 211 Settlement patterns The Ortoiroid are believed to have developed in South America before moving to the West Indies.Rouse 63. The earliest radiocarbon date for the Ortoiroid is 5230 BCE from Trinidad. The two earliest Ortoiroid sites in Trinidad are the Banwari Trace and at St. John's Road, South Oropouche, which date back at least to 5500 BCE .Saunders 13. At this time, Trinidad might have still been connected to the South American mainland. The majority of archaeological sites associated with the Ortoiroid are found near or on the coasts.Rouse 69. Tobago has at least one Ortoiroid site, Martinique has two, and Antigua has 24 Ortoiroid shell-midden sites. Ortoiroid peoples settled on St. Kitts from 2000 BCE to 400 BCE .Saunders 260. In the north, two distinct Ortoiroid subcultures have been identified: the Coroso culture, which flourished from 1500 BCE –200 CE , and the Krum Bay culture, which spanned 1500—200 BCE . The Coroso people lived in Puerto Rico, where the oldest known site is the Angostura site, dating from 4000 BCE ."Prehistory of the Caribbean Culture Area." Southeast Archaeological Center (retrieved 9 July 2011). The Krum Bay people lived in the Virgin Islands. Krum Bay culture, which emerged between 800 BCE and 225 BCE , also extended to St. Thomas.Saunders 264. Decline The Ortoiroid were displaced by the Saladoid people in the West Indies. In many regions, they disappeared by approximately 400 BCE ; however, the Coroso culture survived until 200 CE .
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