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c. AD 1000 – 1500 (Maritime Interaction): The Lucayan populations of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos maintained a “long-distance interaction” strategy to overcome the resource limitations of their small limestone islands. Because these islands lacked volcanic stone for high-quality tools, the Lucayans traded dried conch meat and salt for stone celts and Chicoid pottery from Hispaniola. Keegan and Hofman note that this dependency on Greater Antillean resources ensured that the “out islands” remained socially and economically integrated into the larger regional polities, rather than developing in total isolation.