Figure 15.

Holocene pollen records sorted by oldest date (time scale in cal yr BP). The different continental and insular Caribbean coasts are indicated by line colors. Yellow dots indicate the first appearances of pollen/phytoliths from cultivated plants, and gray dots mark the onset of significant/continuous charcoal records. Data and abbreviations from Table 3 (see Figure 12 for location). CHI, Cariaco Holocene Instability event; CP, Cultural Phases; His, Historical period; MAD, Mesoamerican Archaic Disturbance event.