The Aborigines of Puerto Rico and Neighboring Islands

A valuable recounting of the first formal archaeological excavations in Puerto Rico

About the author

Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930), referred to as the "dean of American archaeology" by John R. Swanton, was Director of the Bureau of American Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution.

L. Antonio Curet is Associate Curator of Archaeology at The Field Museum.

Summary

The result of the author's fieldwork in Puerto Rico in 1902-04, this book is illustrated by 93 plates and 43 line drawings of specimens from public and private collections of the islands.

Product details

• Authors: Jesse Walter Fewkes, Jesse Walter/ Curet Fewkes
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2009
• EAN: 9780817355746
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5574-6
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethn; Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series; Caribbean Archaeology and Ethn
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous