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Long ago indigenous people made marks on large rocks to produce their message. Many of these carvings were created by scratching grooves on the surface. Some referred to these carvings as "Rock Art." A large portion of symbols are found in rock shelters such as caves or by rivers / near water.
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Read more about the seafaring indigenous people who occupied the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles.
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The Tainos used this method of transportation to travel up and down rivers as well as move from island to island.
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Ancient cultures throughout the world carved the same symbol with little or no communication with each other.
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Many of these symbols include a cross or “x” across the torso of a body. What could it possibly symbolize?
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There may be a cosmic connection with what the ancients witnessed in the skies and the beloved frog.
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Music used for celebrations, communicate with spiritual guides, to cure illnesses and for protection.
