Dialogues in Cuban Archaeology

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6.3. Examples of ceramic decorations from the Belleza site, Santiago
de Cuba 113
6.4. Examples of ceramic decorations from the Abra del Cacoygüín site,
Holguín, Cuba 114
7.1. Map of the Province of Holguín showing the location of the Area
Arqueológica de Banes and the Yaguajay zone 130
7.2 Map of the Yaguajay Zone showing the location of
archaeological sites 133
7.3. Sketch of Excavation Unit 3 with the distribution of burials and associated
objects from El Chorro de Maíta cemetery 135
7.4. Objects associated with burials from El Chorro de Maíta cemetery 138
8.1. Examples of turtle-theme handles from El Morrillo 149
8.2. Syncretism of the coil handle and turtle theme from El Morrillo 149
8.3. The basic turtle representational unit and its variations 150
8.4. Batrachiform designs on burenes or clay griddles and other artifacts 153
8.5. Batrachiform designs 154
8.6. Reconstruction of the design on burenes associated with the
schematization of batrachians 154
8.7. Batrachiform designs 155
8.8. Ceramic vessel with anthropomorphic handles (twins) and paneled motifs
of frog legs from a cave in Baracoa, Cuba 156
8.9. Anthropomorphic images of crying/raining 156
8.10. Anthropomorphic images of crying/raining 158
8.11. Images of crying/raining with anthropozoomorphic features 158
8.12. Crying ¤gure designs 160
9.1. Map of Cuba showing the location of the sites discussed 164
9.2. Total number of remains (NISP) and minimum number of
individuals (MNI) 169
9.3. MNI by species in all the studied sites 169
9.4. Distribution of MNI by species for each of the studied sites 170
9.5. Distribution of bone and fragment sizes by site 171
9.6. Degree of completeness of the bones identi¤ed by site 172
9.7. Distribution of burn marks in all sites 172
9.8. Distribution of burn marks by site 173