| The Archaeology of the Caribbean Contributor(s): Wilson, Samuel M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521626226 ISBN-13: 9780521626224 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 972.901 |
| LCCN: 2006101934 |
| Series: Cambridge World Archaeology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Archaeology of the Caribbean is a comprehensive synthesis of Caribbean prehistory from the earliest settlement by humans more than 4000 years BC, to the time of European conquest of the islands, from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Samuel Wilson reviews the evidence for migration and cultural change throughout the archipelago, dealing in particular with periods of cultural interaction when groups with different cultures and histories were in contact. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Samuel M.: - Samuel M. Wilson is professor and chairman of the department of anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of several books, most recently The Prehistory of Nevis, and editor of The Indigenous People of the Caribbean. |
