Ancient pottery holds clues to the past lives, traditions, and movements of Indigenous people from the Caribbean Islands. Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace

Indigenous Communities Used The Caribbean Sea As An Aquatic Highway

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The very word “canoe” is derived from the term “kana:wa,” used by the Indigenous Arawakans of the Caribbean to describe their dugout vessels. Ancient pottery holds clues to […]