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c. AD 400 – 1000 (Lithic Technology): Archaeological research at the Sugar Factory Pier site on St. Kitts has provided a detailed look at Early Ceramic Age stone tool production. By replicating and analyzing these artifacts, researchers like J.B. Walker have shown that indigenous flint-knappers possessed a high degree of technical skill, adapting their methods to the specific properties of local raw materials. This focus on replication studies allows archaeologists to move beyond simple descriptions of tools and instead reconstruct the actual “chaîne opératoire” (operational sequence) and technical decisions made by pre-Columbian craftsmen.