Crossing the Borders

New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

Libro editado por Corinne L. Hofman, Menno L. P. Hoogland y Annelou L. van Gijn (2008)

Contenido:

1. Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries and National Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean.
Corinne L. Hofman, Menno L. P. Hoogland, and Annelou L. van Gijn

PART I. PROVENANCE STUDIES

2. In Tuneful Threefold: Combining Conventional Archaeological Methods, Archaeometric Techniques, and Ethnoarchaeological Research in the Study of Precolonial Pottery of the Caribbean
Corinne L. Hofman, A. J. Daan Isendoorn, Mathijs A. Booden, and Loe F. H. C. Jacobs
3. American Gold and European Brass: Metal Objects and Indigenous Values in the Cemetery of El Chorro de Maíta, Cuba
Jago Cooper, Marcos Martinón- Torres, and Roberto Valcárcel Rojas
4. Chert Sourcing in the Northern Lesser Antilles: The Use of Geochemical Techniques in Discriminating Chert Materials
Sebastiaan Knippenberg and Johannes J. P. Zijlstra

PART I I. FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF ARTIFACTS

5. A New Material to View the Past: Dental Alginate Molds of Friable Artifacts
Charlene Dixon Hutcheson
6. Saladoid Lapidary Technology: New Methods for Investigating Stone Bead Drilling Techniques
Christy de Mille, Tamara Varney, and Michael Turney
7. Lithic Technology: A Way to More Complex Diversity in Caribbean Archaeology
Benoît Bérard
8. Tool Use and Technological Choices: An Integral Approach toward Functional Analysis of Caribbean Tool Assemblages
Annelou L. van Gijn, Yvonne Lammers- Keijsers, and Iris Briels
9. Understanding the Function of Coral Tools from Anse à la Gourde: An Experimental Approach
Harold J. Kelly and Annelou L. van Gijn
10. The Signifi cance of Wear and Residue Studies: An Example from Plum Piece, Saba
Channah J. Nieuwenhuis
11. Starch Residues on Lithic Artifacts from Two Contrasting Contexts in Northwestern Puerto Rico: Los Muertos Cave and Vega de Nelo Vargas Farmstead
Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez and José R. Oliver
12. The Burén in Precolonial Cuban Archaeology: New Information Regarding the Use of Plants and Ceramic Griddles during the Late Ceramic Age of Eastern Cuba Gathered through Starch Analysis
Roberto Rodríguez Suárez and Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez

PART I I I. NEW TRENDS IN PALEOBOTANICAL AND PALEO- OSTEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

13. Caribbean Paleoethnobotany: Present Status and New Horizons (Understanding the Evolution of an Indigenous Ethnobotany)
Lee A. Newsom
14. New Evidence of Two Different Migratory Waves in the Circum- Caribbean Area during the Pre- Columbian Period from the Analysis of Dental Morphological Traits
Alfredo Coppa, Andrea Cucina, Menno L. P. Hoogland, Michaela Lucci, Fernando Luna Calderón, Raphaël G. A. M. Panhuysen, Glenis Tavarez María, Roberto Valcárcel Rojas, and Rita Vargiu
15. Tracing Human Mobility with 87Sr/86Sr at Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe Mathijs A. Booden, Raphaël G. A. M. Panhuysen, Menno L. P. Hoogland, Hylke N. de Jong, Gareth R. Davies, and Corinne L. Hofman
16. Epilogue: The Correct Answer Requires the Right Question (and the Technology to Back It Up)
William F. Keegan