Terracotta was the only ceramic produced by Western and pre-Columbian people until the 14th century, when European higher fired stoneware began production.
The data on the pre-Columbian people and those of the period of colonization is scarce and obscure.
The majority of information on the pre-Columbian peoples comes from the reports of the Spanish conquest.
He made special studies into the analysis of the eating habits of ancient pre-Incaic and pre-Columbian people.
Cassava was a staple food for pre-Columbian peoples in the Americas and is often portrayed in indigenous art.
It was probably first used by pre-Columbian indigenous people collecting eagle feathers.
The convergent streams and their two valleys made the site readily accessible to pre-Columbian people living in both drainage basins.
The original inhabitants of the land, pre-Columbian Indian peoples, most likely produced various forms of art, but very little is known about this.
The arrival of the Spanish drastically altered the religious and political life of the pre-Columbian peoples.
The name manatí comes from the Taíno, a pre-Columbian people of the Caribbean, meaning "breast".