More than providing simply nutritive value, food in human societies can be endowed with
great social weight. Aspects of any given food system inform, and are informed by, a variety …

Once considered a backwater of New World prehistory, the Caribbean has now emerged
from the archaeological shadows as a critical region for answering a host of questions …

The islands of the Caribbean are remarkably diverse, environmentally and culturally. They
range from low limestone islands barely above sea level to volcanic islands with …

Archaeology has been subjected to a wide range of misunderstandings of kinship theory
and many of its central concepts. Demonstrating that kinship is the foundation for past …

A recent study into prescreening techniques to identify bones suitable for radiocarbon dating
from sites known for poor or variable preservation (Brock et al. 2007, 2010a) found that the …

Latin American archaeology has been influenced by the world theoretical context, from
which it has developed original approaches. Currently, a culture-history conceptual …

Irving Rouse once calculated that more than 90% of all pre-Columbian artifacts from the
West Indies are made of clay. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the vast majority …

E cial e a cronologia do desenvolvimento das culturas na área Tapajós-Trombetas. Neste
tempo de mestrados curtos, o trabalho de Denise é uma jóia rara. Coteja um intenso e …

Reveals the transformation that occurred in Indian communities during the Spanish
conquest of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico from 1492 to 1550 In Surviving Spanish Conquest …

Those seeking to ensconce themselves at the pinnacles of emerging sociopolitical
hierarchies must forge alliances with both their immediate subordinates and distant peers. In …