Caribbean Archive

Caribbean Silk Cotton Tree And Its Dangerous Spirits In Myths And Legends

AncientPages.com | January 29, 2024

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Whether feared or admired, trees have always held a special place in the beliefs of ancient people. We encountered sacred trees in every

This Eurocentric engraving by Theodore de Bry in 1592 formed part of his America Series and showed Christopher Columbus landing on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1492. De Bry published 25 books based on firsthand observations by explorers but never visited the New World. In this image we can see how he shows Columbus in a position of power and control. His books became famous and greatly influenced the European perception of the New World, Africa and Asia.

Archaeology

Caribbean Cannibalism Theory – Debunked By Researchers

AncientPages.com | April 16, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A group of marauding cannibals from South America descended on islands of the Caribbean circa A.D. 800, terrorizing local populations, as was suggested

Archaeology

Ancient DNA Tells Story Of Caribbean’s Early Humans

AncientPages.com | December 28, 2020

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of researchers led by Harvard Medical School's David Reich analyzed the genomes of 263 individuals in the largest study of ancient

Archaeology

Taíno Indians Are Not Extinct – Ancient Tooth Reveals Indigenous Americans Still Have Living Descendants In The Caribbean

AncientPages.com | February 21, 2018

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Many history books will tell you that the indigenous population of the Caribbean was all but wiped out, but people who self-identify as Taíno