Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic
Artifact Inventory
Basket
This section of basket is very well preserved for being an organic. It is
the first ever recovered woven basketry of the Taino
Indians. The Carbon-14 test produced a date of AD 1275 to 1435, prior
to Spanish contact. This section was recovered from La Aleta July 1997,
from a depth of 135 ft.
Unrecovered Basket
This partially intact basket has been located by divers in La Aleta. Due
to it's fragile nature, the basket has not yet been recovered and remains
at a depth of 120 feet.
Last updated: 2 February 1998
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Comments: Underwater Science Program
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Trustees of Indiana University