Indigenous Cultures Colloquium focuses on archaeology in Cuba

The VII Colloquium of Indigenous Cultures is currently underway at the Casa de las Américas cultural center in Havana, Cuba. The third day of the event focuses on Cuban archaeology, featuring a panel titled ‘New themes in Cuban archaeology.’

Presentations include studies on rock drawings in the Fustete 02 cave, pathological conditions of human remains at the Playa de Mango site, and breastfeeding practices during the colonial era at El Chorro de Maíta. Other topics include archaeological records from the Cueva del Infierno and the earliest dating of canoes in the country. The event also features the documentary ‘In search of the Caribbean Indians’ and discussions on indigenous rituals as forms of resistance and nature veneration.