ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðə ɡˌaɪənˈiːz ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒˌɪst, dˈɛniz wˈɪljəmz, ˌʌndɚtˈʊk ɐ diːtˈeɪld ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl stˈʌdi ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə.
In the 1970s, the Guyanese anthropologist, Denis Williams, undertook a detailed archaeological study of the area.