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标题：Taino Use of Flooded Caverns in the East National Park Region, Dominican Republic
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作者：Charles D. Beeker ; Geoffrey W. Conrad ; John W. Foster 等
期刊名称：Journal of Caribbean Archaeology
电子版ISSN：1524-4776
出版年度：2002
卷号：3
出版社：South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
摘要：The southeastern region of the Dominican Republic is characterized by karst topography with numerous caves and sinkholes. In 1492 this sector of the island of Hispaniola was occupied by the Ta¨ªno chiefdom of Hig¨¹ey. The local Ta¨ªno population used subterranean chambers for a variety of purposes. Two such sites, the Padre Nuestro complex and the Manantial de la Aleta, provide insights into Ta¨ªno use of water-filled caverns. The Cueva de Chicho and other caves in the Padre Nuestro complex served as sources of water. In contrast, the Manantial de la Aleta sinkhole seems to have been a regional ritual center connected with ancestor worship