Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

Table 4.1. Continued
Island Source locality
Geological
setting
Type of
(original)
host-rock
Type of
occurrence Description
Villa Taina (VT) Cotui Formation Limestone secondary Small inland surface scatter of relatively large
irregularly shaped chert boulders 2.5 km west to
the village of Boqueron in the southwestern part
of Puerto Rico.
Moca (MO) San Sebastián Formation
Conglomerrate secondary,
tertiary
Inland surface scatters of chert within the valley
of the Culebrinans river in the western part of
Puerto Rico.
* Note that primary stands for chert or ®int material still present in its original host-rock, secondary for eroded material out of the host-rock, and tertiary for evidence
of exploitation or working of the material at the locality in the form of scatters of ®aked stone.
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