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Bill Keegan

engraving of Columbus landing in the caribbean

Cultural Heritage

History Re-written: Christopher Columbus and the cannibals

March 9, 2015

Editor’s note: Five years after this story published, new evidence lent credibility to Columbus’ cannibal claims, changing researchers’ thinking on…
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Green sea turtle swimming on reef

Cultural Heritage

Mother Sea Turtle

November 1, 2008

An archaeological site in the Caribbean provides prehistoric evidence of overhunting green sea turtles. The Cayman Islands, just south of…
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parrot fish dinner

Cultural Heritage

Catch of the day

June 1, 2008

Contrary to our current dilemma, the Taino always knew where their fish came from “Here, the fishes are so unlike…
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Caribbean waters with rocky shore

Cultural Heritage

Bahamas’ first national heritage park

December 1, 2007

Nestled in a dry tropical forest on the western shores of New Providence Island the Clifton plantation has for centuries…
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archaeology site

Fieldwork

Along the perimeter fence: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

July 1, 2005

The Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is the oldest U.S. military installation on foreign soil. It was established at…
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Bill Keegan

Cultural Heritage

St. Lucia bypassed during initial settlement of the Anitilles

December 1, 2004

To the west stretched the vast expanse of the Caribbean Sea; to the north rose the magnificent Pitons, the symbol…
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