Ponce, Puerto Rico: Archaeological discussions over spiced rum and ice...

Arawak and Carib pre- and post-Columbian tribes were notorious for their aggression. On the Salt River of St. Croix, circa 1494, one of Columbus' naval expeditions up that river endured a barrage of poison darts and arrows. One can't really fault the Arawaks or Caribs, though: those Euros smelled like a year of body-oder and bad perfume.

Here's what archaeologists recently located ("Discover" is a bit misguided: the damn tablets were always there... someone just needed to move the dirt in the right direction):

Archaeologists also uncovered several graves with bodies buried face-down with the legs bent at the knees -- a style never seen before in the region.

C'mon people, think a little! Knees bent. Face down. A conversation with an archaeological colleague in the office regarding this bent knee, face down burial went something like this:

Archaeological Colleague: "Maybe they were buried that way to symbolize praying?...."

MFT Response: "Knees bent? Face down? This is Arawak/Carib territory, ancilliary tribes of those famous Meso-American religious killers, Aztec, Incas, and otherwise. I'll bet those that were buried were praying, but it may have been right before they were sliced open with fancy obsidian blades. Yeah, they were praying all right..."