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Episode 1 —
A Guaíza

Guaíza from El Cabo, Dominican Republic

In the very first episode of this podcast Alice and Angus discuss the guaíza, an enigmatic artefact excavated at El Cabo de San Rafael on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic.
Have a listen and find out how this object was used to bring people together, during the earliest colonial encounter as well as today!

To look at while you listen to us:

A drawing of the object by artist Erick van Driel

A drawing of the object by artist Erick van Driel

Flyer for the Unidad y Diversidad exhbition, featuring the El Cabo guaíza

Map indicating the places mentioned in this episode

Map indicating the places mentioned in this episode

Dr. Hoogland at work documenting the post-holes at El Cabo

Dr. Hoogland at work documenting the post-holes at El Cabo

Alice is drawing the floor plan of the houses at El Cabo with some Leiden students

Alice is drawing the floor plan of the houses at El Cabo with some Leiden students

An uncharacteristic action-shot of Angus his TS with a storm brewing on the horizon

An uncharacteristic action-shot of Angus his land surveying, with a storm brewing on the horizon

Some further reading:

Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter @theshoresoftime about what you think of the podcast and how we can improve the way we  share the stories of the Caribbean and its objects .

We’ll speak to you next time, and remember: In this great future you can’t forget your past!

Acknowledgements: This podcast was made possible thanks to financial support by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Alice is employed by University of Leicester’s School of Ancient History and Archaeology and Angus works at Stanford University’s Archaeology Center. The El Cabo excavations were led by Menno Hoogland and made possible thanks to the NWO-programmatic research grant “Houses for the Living and the Dead.”

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