Symbolism In The Caribbean Cave

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Archaeologists have discovered 16th-century Christian symbols sketched by European explorers beside ancient indigenous drawings inside a cave in the Caribbean island of Mona.
The newly discovered 16th-Century Christian symbols inside the Caribbean cave shed a new light on the colonization of America. Based on a new study, the 250 indigenous drawings inside cave number 18 were made by “finger fluting,” a method of drawing in caves using fingers. The markings can be read, and some of them bear references to God, Fox News details.
In one corner, someone etched “God made many things,” and “May God forgive you” in another. There is also a Latin quote which is translated as “And the Word was made flesh [and dwelt among us].” Plus, drawings of Christian