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c. 4000 BC – 1000 BC: Lithic Age assemblages in Cuba and Hispaniola are primarily defined by unretouched macroblades struck from fine-grained chert prismatic cores. In contrast, early inhabitants in Puerto Rico utilized similar techniques but frequently worked with chalcedony instead of chert. Archaeological investigations at Savanne Carree No. 2 in Haiti revealed that 50% of the flaked-stone tools were blades, yet the site lacked the cores or debitage expected from primary production. This evidence suggests that blade preforms were likely manufactured at distant workshop sites and transported to the coast through exchange or direct procurement. Such patterns of movement demonstrate that even the earliest Caribbean societies engaged in organized resource management and regional trade.