SUMMARY

This article presents the results of an historical and archaeological survey of Lemon Valley, in the South Atlantic island of St Helena. The valley was periodically used by 16th-century mariners during the early years of the Age of Discovery and permanently settled by the English East India Company from the 1660s. The survey reveals a palimpsest landscape which preserves extensive military and civilian ‘plantation’ remains. Together, these provide a rare insight into the character and evolution of the English settlement of the island from the late 17^th century, through to the abandonment of the valley in the mid-20th century.

中文翻译：

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圣赫勒拿岛柠檬谷：东印度公司和南大西洋的英国殖民景观

概括

本文介绍了对南大西洋圣赫勒拿岛柠檬谷进行历史和考古调查的结果。在大航海时代初期，16 世纪的水手定期使用该山谷，并从 1660 年代起英国东印度公司永久定居于此。调查揭示了一片重写本的景观，其中保存着大量的军事和民用“种植园”遗迹。^{这些都为我们提供了难得的视角，让我们得以了解从 17 世纪末到 20世纪}中叶山谷被遗弃期间英国人在岛上定居的特征和演变。