Dialogues in Cuban Archaeology
by L. Antonio Curet, Shannon Lee Dawdy, and Gabino La Rosa Corzo
by L. Antonio Curet, Shannon Lee Dawdy, and Gabino La Rosa Corzo
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146 / Valcárcel Rojas and Rodríguez Arce<br />
to what degree egalitarian relationships had deteriorated. In any case, it seems<br />
clear that the process of hierarchization was under way and that we are see<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a society <strong>in</strong> transition. A hierarchical structure was emerg<strong>in</strong>g with groups<br />
whose lead<strong>in</strong>g position was transmitted <strong>in</strong> a hereditary way and re<strong>in</strong>forced<br />
by means of ceremonies and preferential access to symbolic and sumptuary<br />
elements. The presence of the El Chorro de Maíta group suggests a more<br />
complex society with <strong>in</strong>terregional l<strong>in</strong>ks, probably represent<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>cipient<br />
chiefdom.<br />
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
We would like to acknowledge the support of Dr. Betty J. Meggers of the<br />
Smithsonian Institution, who provided the analysis for the radiocarbon dates<br />
used <strong>in</strong> this work. We are also grateful to Lic. Carlos Peña Rodríguez, who<br />
assisted with the English translation; to the artist Antonio Cruz Bermúdez,<br />
who facilitated the draw<strong>in</strong>gs of artifacts from El Chorro de Maíta; to José R.<br />
Oliver and Juanita Saenz for provid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation on the metal objects; and<br />
to L. Antonio Curet for his suggestions on different aspects of this work.
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