Taíno chiefdoms of central Puerto Rico
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The Taíno chiefdoms of central Puerto Rico were pre-Columbian Indigenous polities organized under regional caciques, forming a key cultural and political heartland of Taíno society on the island.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taíno polities
ⓘ
archaeological culture area ⓘ pre-Columbian Indigenous chiefdoms ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Spanish chroniclers after contact ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ inter-island exchange ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Taíno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | regional caciques ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
ball courts
ⓘ
ceramic assemblages ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ stone zemis ⓘ stone-lined plazas ⓘ |
| hasCenterNear |
Caguana ceremonial center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jayuya region NERFINISHED ⓘ Utuado region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomy | horticulture-based economy ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
mountainous interior
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Taíno language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure | chiefdom ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Taíno religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpace | batey plazas ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | plaza-centered villages ⓘ |
| hasSocialClass |
caciques
ⓘ
naborias ⓘ nitainos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization | hierarchical ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
cultural heartland of Puerto Rico Taíno
ⓘ
political heartland of Puerto Rico Taíno ⓘ |
| influenced | Taíno chiefdoms of coastal Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Ostionoid cultures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ central Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous history of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
Taíno cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Taíno society NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Columbian Caribbean ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Caribbean archaeology
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Ceramic Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
period immediately before Spanish contact ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
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