Excavation and analysis of deposit Cagüitas Cs -2 on an island of the Archipelago of the Antilles, Puerto Rico

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  • Carlos Arturo Pérez Merced Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

Abstract

Archaeological  deposits  discovered  below  the  surface  in  the  research  area,  are  part  of  an important  multicultural  prehistoric  site  known  as  Cagüitas  Cs-2.  The  occupation  period  is  extensive, some evidence of stone tools exist, aboriginal pottery, marine and terrestrial food remains, ceremonial or religious objects, agricultural evidence, the ball game artifacts, human bones and different traces or post's hole activities of structures associated with the lifestyle of aboriginal people.

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Aboriginal, Saladoid, Elenan Ostionoid, Chican Ostionoid, Caguax chief, Pottery, Human Bones, Corporal ornaments, Amulets, Food

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Pérez Merced, C. A. (2015). Excavation and analysis of deposit Cagüitas Cs -2 on an island of the Archipelago of the Antilles, Puerto Rico. Revista Atlántica-Mediterránea De Prehistoria Y Arqueología Social, 16(1), 181–195. Retrieved from https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/rampas/article/view/2244