ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Guacanagaríx, Malaria, Saladoid
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Cassava cakes made from the root of the manioc, toxic if eat too much, squeezed out. Nitaino: nobles (name taino derives from the particular class who were trying to: slash and burn agriculture. Core of taino in puerto rico and hispaniola. Social organization express to columbus who they were) Relations with south america, stone tool found with a monkey on top monkeys were in s. america not caribbean. Distinguished from the caribs with their short black hair. General house, rectangular houses for general uses in the society, mostly as homes. Type of agriculture where mounds of earth were used to plant cassava. Elites and chiefs lived in these round houses. Figures of important animals in the spiritual world. Using columbus" journal archaeologist charles hoffman traces columbus" sailing. Found in excavation evidence of trade beads and copper. Zemis: tokens worn around the neck for facilitating spiritual connection and success in. Cohiba (tobacco snuff), hallucinogenic qualities in large quantities, used snuff spoons.
