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Archaeological investigation at the Grand Bay site on the island of Carriacou in the southern Grenadines revealed a large Amerindian village site dating to between AD 400 and 1300. Found across the site were deposits with extensive artifactual and faunal assemblages accompanied by skeletal remains from more than two dozen human burials. Bioarchaeological research of these remains, along with a small number of individuals recovered from other sites on the island-represent the first osteological work focused on precontact lifeways, demography, health, diet, and mobility on Carriacou and are providing important clues regarding the peoples who settled on this small island over the course of a millennium. Here we report on the osteological and isotopic analysis of these remains.