Pre-historic Caribbean

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ARTICLES
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Curet, L. Antonio and Jose R. Oliver. Mortuary Practices, Social

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Journal of Field Archaeology, Winter, 1989

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VIDEOS
The Arawak from the Amazon (2:08 min.)
Ancient Art in the New World (3:23 min.)
Dominica's Carib Indians and tourism (3:35 min.)
Los Huecoides (English titles) (4:20 min.)
Arawaks of Barbados (5:47 min.)
Island Caribs (15:54 min.)
Los Huecoides: una nueva migracin al Caribe (Espaol, 19:38 min.)
El Enigma de la Cultura Ignieri (3:34 min.)
Nuestros Antepasados: Un breve viaje a travs de la historia (Espaol, 5:40
min.)
Origen Aborigen: piezas tainas en san pedro de macoris (Espaol, 11:04
min.)