Paso del Indio Site
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Paso del Indio Site | |
Location | Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
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NRHP reference No. | 07000583[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 25, 2007 |
Paso del Indio Site, also known as VB-4, is an archeological site in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
It is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Atlantic Ocean on the west bank of the Rio Indio. It is "the largest and deepest stratified (approximately 5 m in depth) multi-component prehistoric occupation site discovered to date in Puerto Rico, and possibly all Caribbean islands."[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mark R. Barnes (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paso del Indio Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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