▁Great ▁In agua ▁Island , ▁and ▁from ▁central ▁Cuba ▁to ▁Long ▁Island ▁( in ▁the ▁central ▁Bah am as ). ▁The ▁settlement ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁Ca icos ▁Islands ▁differ ▁from ▁those ▁found ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as , ▁res emb ling ▁sites ▁in ▁His p ani ola ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Classic ▁T ain o ▁chief dom s ▁that ▁arose ▁after ▁ 1 2 0 0 . ▁William ▁Ke eg an ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁sites ▁on ▁Ca icos ▁therefore ▁represent ▁a ▁settlement ▁after ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁by ▁T ain os ▁from ▁His p ani ola ▁seeking ▁salt ▁from ▁the ▁natural ▁salt ▁p ans ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁Great ▁In agua ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁both ▁His p ani ola ▁ ▁and ▁Cuba ▁ ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as , ▁and ▁sites ▁on ▁Great ▁In agua ▁contain ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁sand - temper ed ▁pot tery ▁imported ▁from ▁Cuba ▁and / or ▁His p ani ola , ▁while ▁sites ▁on ▁other ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as ▁contain ▁more ▁shell - temper ed ▁pot tery ▁(" Pal met to ▁W are "), ▁which ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as . ▁While ▁trade ▁( in ▁d ug out ▁can o es ) ▁between ▁Cuba ▁and ▁Long ▁Island ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁Columb us , ▁this ▁involved ▁a ▁voyage ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ ▁over ▁open ▁water , ▁although ▁much ▁of ▁that ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁very ▁shall ow ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Bah ama ▁Bank . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁T ain os