Saladoid:Group that migrated (in multiple migratory waves) into the Caribbean from South America. This study concluded that this inter-island network was stronger in the pre-Tano and Tano cultures than in the Archaic culture. Usually used to refer to Spanish military officers in charge of the colonization of the New World. . Both sites were inhabited during both time periods, Saladoid and Osteonoid. However, Tano possibly continued to be spoken in a few isolated areas, particularly in Cuba, until the late 19th century. Saladoid is used to refer to a cultural group tied to the archaeological site in Saladero, Venezuela. In this context, assimilation refers to the process of one or more cultural group becoming more similar to another group in their behavior, ideas, beliefs, and/or technology. They also find fire, cassava, and, Yucah - associated with fertility of males and fertility of Yucca (, Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, https://www.themorgan.org/collection/Histoire-Naturelle-des-Indes/56, "Tano - Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean", "How Ancient DNA Can Help Recast Colonial History", Aventura Cientfica: Arqueologa en las Cabezas de San Juan (1/3). 3) were located right in the middle of their cacicazgos. In the early days of Caribbean settlement, you would expect to see theArchaicpeople foraging and practicing horticulture at a small scale. The Morgan Library and Museum, https://www.themorgan.org/collection/Histoire-Naturelle-des-Indes/56. Explore . "We the Taino These ceremonial plazas were used almost exclusively for only two purposes, playing batey, and holding areytos. Characterized by their redware ceramics. Their villages showed them to be egalitarian societies, with no clear difference in size or location of buildings based on some people being more important or wealthy than others. Other than those two places, all the other islands are within sight of each other, making inter-island travel and networks quite possible.