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PEOPLE AND GOLD IN THE PLAINS OF THE CARIBBEAN
From 200 BC, chiefdoms farmers built a hydraulic system for 1300 years controlled flood plains in the warm Caribbean. The metaphor of tissue was present in the plot of the drainage canals, fishing nets, pottery and jewelry made of gold-rich alloys. Waterfowl, alligators, fish, cats and deer were food resources while elements essential for symbolic thought.
