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9780813054681: Island Shores, Distant Pasts: Archaeological and Biological Approaches to the Pre-Columbian Settlement of the Caribbean
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ISBN 10 : 0813054680 ISBN 13 : 9780813054681
Editeur : University Press of Florida, 2017

Synopsis

"Can be considered as a real starting point for a biological approach of the pre-Columbian settlement of the Caribbean."-- Benoit Berard, Universite des Antilles For more than a century, archaeologists and anthropologists have searched for evidence of when and how peoples first settled the Caribbean islands. Research on this area is pivotal for understanding the migration of peoples in the New World and how small and large populations develop biologically and culturally through time.This unique collection synthesizes our archaeological and biological knowledge about the pre-Columbian settlement of the Caribbean and highlights the various techniques we can use to analyze human migration and settlement patterns throughout history. Newer and well-established techniques, like computer simulations of seafaring, radiocarbon dating, three-dimensional and traditional craniometrics, stable isotopes, and ancient and modern DNA analysis, show great promise for helping us better understand pre-Columbian Caribbean population expansions, while demonstrating the utility of integrating and comparing biological markers with the archaeological record.Surprisingly little attention has been paid to migrations, population movements, and island colonization in the Caribbean islands. This volume fills that void.

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À propos des auteurs

Scott M. Fitzpatrick is associate professor of anthropology at North Carolina State.

Ann H. Ross is associate professor of anthropology at North Carolina State University.

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Éditeur
University Press of Florida
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813054680
ISBN 13 
9780813054681
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
264
Éditeur
Fitzpatrick Scott M., Ross Ann H.
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