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Late Caribbean

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relative time period: Follows the Early Caribbean Tradition, precedes the historic period.

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Weeks, J.M. (2001). Late Caribbean. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0525-9_17

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