European enslavement of Indigenous peoples in the Americas began in the Caribbean, quickly spreading to the rest of the continent and impacting the lives of millions. Despite its centrality to the creation of the colonial Caribbean, is still an understudied subject. This article summarizes the archaeological evidence on the topic and discusses the utility of the archaeological approach based on research conducted at the Cuban site of El Chorro de Maita. The analyses of diet and paleodemography indicate substantial changes when compared to precolonial Indigenous populations. Indicators of ethnic diversity and geographic origin, as well as the mortuary patterns and distribution of material culture help to identify the presence of slaves.

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加勒比土著人民的奴役：考古学视角

欧洲对美洲原住民的奴役始于加勒比，并迅速蔓延至整个非洲大陆，并影响了数百万人的生活。尽管它在创建殖民地加勒比海地区中处于中心地位，但仍然是一个未被充分研究的话题。本文总结了有关该主题的考古证据，并基于在El Chorro de Maita古巴站点进行的研究，讨论了考古方法的实用性。与前殖民地时期的土著居民相比，饮食和古细菌学分析表明存在重大变化。种族多样性和地理起源的指标，以及葬方式和物质文化的分布有助于确定奴隶的存在。