ISBN:
081731461X
,
081735185X
,
0817383441
,
9780817314613
,
9780817351854
,
9780817383442
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (288 pages)
,
illustrations, maps
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Curet, L Antonio. Caribbean paleodemography : population, culture history, and sociopolitical processes in ancient Puerto Rico
DDC:
304.8/097295
Keywords:
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
;
Indiens d'Amérique / Porto Rico / Antiquités
;
Paléodémographie / Porto Rico
;
Archéologie des îles / Porto Rico
;
Indiens d'Amérique / Porto Rico / Migrations
;
Fouilles (Archéologie) / Porto Rico
;
Indiens d'Amérique / Porto Rico / Population
;
Indiens / Porto Rico / Antiquités
;
Indiens / Porto Rico / Population
;
Indiens / Porto Rico / Migrations
;
Fouilles archéologiques / Porto Rico
;
Paléodémographie / Porto Rico
;
Archäologie
;
Paläodemographie
;
Funde
;
Indians of the West Indies Antiquities
;
Indians of the West Indies Population
;
Indians of the West Indies Migrations
;
Excavations (Archaeology)
;
Island archaeology
;
Demographic archaeology
;
Paläodemographie
;
Archäologie
;
Lateinamerika
;
Mexiko
;
Puerto Rico
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Puerto Rico
;
Paläodemographie
;
Puerto Rico
;
Archäologie
Description / Table of Contents:
Demography and ancient populations in the Caribbean -- Cultural and social history of ancient Puerto Rico -- Migration, colonization, and cultural change: an anthropological approach -- Ancient migrations in Puerto Rico: issues and possible explanations -- Intraisland population trends: regional analysis -- Population, carrying capacity, and population pressure: ancient demography of the Valley of Maunabo -- Paleodemography at the local level -- Conclusions: Paleodemography and Caribbean archaeology
Description / Table of Contents:
According to the European chronicles, at the time of contact, the Greater Antilles were inhabited by the Tainos or Arawak Indians, who were organized in hierarchical societies. Since its inception Carribean archaeology has used population as an important variable in explaining many social, political, and economic processes such as migration, changes in subsistence systems, and the development of institutionalized social stratification. In Caribbean Paleodemography, L. Antonio Curet argues that population has been used casually by Caribbean archaeologists and proposes more rigorous and promisin
Note:
Description based on print version record. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1756968
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1756968
Permalink