[Aztlan] LARGEST TAINO SITE CONTROVERSY

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

Last fall, the Army Corps of Engineers found the largest Taino site  
ever in Puerto Rico while surveying for a dam. The site is called  
Jcana. Only 15% of the site has been excavated so far. The bas relief  
art is the most sophisticated ever found from the Taino culture. The  
site was inhabited from 700 CE-1500 CE. There is a controversy over  
whether the Taino originated in Puerto Rico as a culture or came from  
Central and South America. This site may settle that argument.

Archaeologists in Puerto Rico say the Army Corps of Engineers may  
have destroyed information due to their excavation work. The Army  
Corps of  Engineers say they followed the protocol in their  
excavations. Now it must be determined who will continue the  
excavation work and how it will be done.

The Orlando Sentinel has the story and a film of the site here;

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-taino14x08mar14,0,5542569.story

Mike Ruggeri



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