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c. AD 1200 – 1500: Archaeological research indicates that Boca Chica ceramic influences extended beyond Hispaniola and Puerto Rico into the Lesser Antilles and westward into Cuba. This widespread distribution raises questions about the specific social processes involved in the transmission of these complex artistic designs. Researchers seek to understand what these shared symbols meant to different local communities who adopted the “Chicoid” aesthetic. The presence of these materials suggests a high degree of inter-island connectivity and a shared regional ideology during the Late Ceramic Age. This cultural expansion highlights the fluid nature of indigenous boundaries and the prestige associated with certain material traditions.