Paso del Indio Site

Paso del Indio Site
LocationVega Baja, Puerto Rico
NRHP reference No.07000583[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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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