Casualties of the Caribbean Slave Trade: 5,000 Bodies Found on Remote Island of Saint Helena
British archaeologists have unearthed a slave burial ground containing an estimated 5,000 bodies on the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena. The island is part of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. The bodies belonged to slaves who were taken off ships embarking on the Middle Passage route…
Source: repeatingislands.com