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c. AD 900 – 1200: Chicoid pottery first appeared in the southeastern Dominican Republic around the same time Meillacoid traditions were expanding. While both styles utilize incised motifs, Chicoid is distinguished by broader and deeper incisions, an emphasis on curvilinear designs, highly polished surfaces, and the use of engraved anthropomorphic adornos rather than appliqué. In their earliest manifestations, Chicoid and Meillacoid communities often coexisted, sometimes in paired settlements. The interaction between these groups is evidenced by the mixing of ceramic styles and the adoption of elements from one tradition by the other. This period of coexistence highlights the fluid social boundaries and cultural exchanges defining the mid-to-late Ceramic Age.