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Zusatztext The diversity of articles in this volume provides exposure to parts of the region unfamiliar to me and offered a deeper representation of the complexity and variability of the Caribbean archaeological record than found in previous publications. ... All in all this publication is a superb reference and research source. ... The work of all the contributors strengthens communication among Caribbeanists, makes available current and innovate views of the past, and demonstrates to archaeologists outside the Caribbean how vibrant and innovative Caribbean archaeology has become. I congratulate the editors for putting together this resourceful, imaginative and forward-looking compendium. Informationen zum Autor William F. Keegan is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida and Curator of Caribbean Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History.Corinne L. Hofman is Professor of Caribbean Archaeology at Leiden University, The Netherlands.Reniel Rodríguez Ramos is Assistant Professor at the Universidad de Puerto Rico-Utuado and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden. University. Klappentext This volume brings together examples of the best research to address the complexity of the Caribbean past. Zusammenfassung This volume brings together examples of the best research to address the complexity of the Caribbean past. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTRIBUTORS ; LIST OF FIGURES ; LIST OF TABLES ; ISLANDS OF HISTORY AND THE PRECOLONIAL HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS ; 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE INSULAR CARIBBEAN ; WILLIAM F. KEEGAN! CORINNE L. HOFMAN! AND RENIEL RODRIGUEZ RAMOS ; 2. CARIBBEAN ARCHAEOLOGY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ; PETER E. SIEGEL ; 3. THE CLIMATIC CONTEXT FOR PRE-COLUMBIAN ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CARIBBEAN ; JAGO COOPER ; ETHNOHISTORY ; 4. INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE CARIBBEAN ; JULIAN GRANBERRY ; 5. THE TAINOS ; WILLIAM F. KEEGAN ; 6. KINSHIP AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN THE PREHISTORIC CARIBBEAN ; BRADLEY ENSOR ; 7. ETHNOHISTORY OF THE CARIBS ; LOUIS ALLAIRE ; CULTURE HISTORY ; 8. THE ARAWAK DIASPORA: PERSPECTIVES FROM SOUTH AMERICA ; MICHAEL HECKENBERGER ; 9. THE HUMANIZATION OF THE INSULAR CARIBBEAN ; RENIEL RODRIGUEZ RAMOS! JAIME PAGAN JIMENEZ! AND CORINNE HOFMAN ; 10. GATEWAY TO THE MAINLAND: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ; ARIE BOOMERT ; 11. ISTHMO-ANTILLEAN ENGAGEMENTS ; RENIEL RODRIGUEZ RAMOS ; 12. HUECOID CULTURE AND THE ANTILLEAN AGROALFARERO (FARMER-POTTER) PERIOD ; LUIS A. CHANLATTE BAIK ; 13. SALADOID ; BENOIT BERARD ; 14. THE SOUTHWARD ROUTE HYPOTHESIS ; SCOTT M. FITZPATRICK ; 15. THE POST-SALADOID IN THE LESSER ANTILLES (AD 600/800-1492) ; CORINNE L. HOFMAN ; 16. MEILLACOID AND THE ORIGINS OF CLASSIC TAINO SOCIETY ; PETER SINELLI ; 17. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICE! ARCHAIC PRESENCE AND INTERACTION IN INDIGENOUS SOCIETIES IN CUBA ; JORGE ULLOA HUNG AND ROBERTO VALCARCEL ROJAS. ; 18. JAMAICA ; KIT WESLER ; 19. THE BAHAMA ARCHIPELAGO ; MARY JANE BERMAN! PERRY GNIVECKI AND MICHAEL PATEMAN ; CREATING HISTORY ; 20. ARCHAEOLOGICAL VIEWS OF CARIBBEAN SEAFARING ; RICHARD T. CALLAGHAN ; 21. AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF SPATIALITY IN THE CARIBBEAN ; CHRISTOPHER F. ALTES ; 22. EXCHANGE AS A SOCIAL CONTRACT: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE MICROSCALE ; JOOST MORSINK ; 23. STUDYING PRE-COLUMBIAN INTERACTION NETWORKS: MOBILITY AND EXCHANGE ; ANGUS A. A. MOL ; 24. RETHINKING CHIEFDOMS IN THE CARIBBEAN ; JOSHUA M. TORRES ; 25. HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY ; ALICE SAMSON ; 26. ZOOARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CARIBBEAN: CURRENT RESEARCH AND FUTURE PROSPECTS ; SUSAN DEFRANCE ; 27. HUMAN-PLANT DYNAMICS IN THE PRECOLONIAL ANTILLES: A SYNTHETIC UPDATE ; JAIME R. PAGAN JIMENEZ ; 28. STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF PALEODIET IN THE CARIBBEAN ; WILLIAM J. PESTLE ; 29. STABLE ISOTOPE RESEARCH IN CARIBBEAN CONTEXTS: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON OLD QUESTIONS ; JASON LAFFOON ; 30. THE STUDY OF PRE-COLUMBIAN HUMAN REMAINS IN THE CARIBBEAN ARCHIPELAGO: FROM DESCRIPTIVE OSTEOLOGY TO A BIOA...
