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Pre-Columbian Peccary Jaw

Caption: This peccary jaw is among the animal remains found at archaeological sites on Carriacou. Such finds indicate the small island may have had significant importance to pre-Columbian cultures in the Caribbean.

Credit: Scott Fitzpatrick, North Carolina State University

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