For that Greg Smith reference on the colono pottery of 16th century Puerto Real, see Puerto Real: The Archaeology of a Sixteenth-Century Spanish Town in Hispaniola, edited by Kathleen Deagan, University Press of Florida, 1995, pp. 335-376. Some of the unidentified plain pots that Greg illustrates on p. 350 might have Taino antecedants; however, the Taino jar forms at nearby En Bas Saline never have lugs or handles. Most of the assemblage is made up of Christophe Plain and the data analysis strongly supports Greg's conclusion that "this pottery is one of the earliest manifestations of the uniquely rich and diverse Afro-Caribbean cultures that exist throughout the islands today." james cusick [log in to unmask]