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1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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 |
Summary |
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 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-268) and index |
Notes |
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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Indians of the West Indies -- Puerto Rico -- Antiquities
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Indians of the West Indies -- Puerto Rico -- Population
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Indians of the West Indies -- Puerto Rico -- Migrations
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Puerto Rico
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Island archaeology -- Puerto Rico
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Demographic archaeology -- Puerto Rico
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Antiquities
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Demographic archaeology
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Indians of the West Indies -- Antiquities
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Indians of the West Indies -- Population
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Island archaeology
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Archäologie
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Paläodemographie
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Indiens -- Porto Rico -- Antiquités.
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Indiens -- Porto Rico -- Population.
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Indiens -- Porto Rico -- Migrations.
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Fouilles archéologiques -- Porto Rico.
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Paléodémographie -- Porto Rico.
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SUBJECT |
Puerto Rico -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108940
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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico
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Porto Rico -- Antiquités.
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Puerto Rico.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780817383442 |
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0817383441 |
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