"The Earliest Inhabitants" aims to promote Jamaican Tainan
archaeology and highlight the diverse research conducted on the
island's prehistoric sites and artefacts. Of the fourteen papers in
this volume, six are reprints of seminal articles that are not
widely available and eight are based on recent archaeological
research. The chapters are organized by thematic divisions that
reflect the most important areas of research: Assessment and
Excavations of Taino Sites looks at the various archaeological
investigations across the island; Taino Exploitation of the Natural
Resources examines how the Tainos took advantage of the natural
environment to fulfil their needs; Analysis of Taino Archaeological
Data highlights research conducted on various artefacts; and Taino
Art Forms focuses specifically on evidence of Taino cave art and
its impact on the interpretation of the Jamaican Taino livelihood.
In her introduction, Lesley-Gail Atkinson explains, "Jamaican
prehistory is regarded as one of the least studied Caribbean
disciplines. That is not necessarily the case; the fact is that
published Jamaican archaeological research has not had sufficient
international circulation. This has resulted in misconceptions
about lack of scope, research activities and information on the
Jamaican Tainos." This volume seeks to redress this lack:
invaluable in its own right as a collection of distinguished
scholarship, "The Earliest Inhabitants" is remarkable, too, for
being the first compilation on the Jamaican Tainos since 1897. This
collection will appeal to a wide audience of archaeologists,
historians, students of archaeology and anyone interested in
Jamaica's history and archaeology.
General
Imprint: |
University of the West Indies Press
|
Country of origin: |
Jamaica |
Release date: |
July 2006 |
First published: |
August 2006 |
Dimensions: |
252 x 179 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
250 |
ISBN-13: |
978-976-640-149-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
Archaeology by period / region >
General
|
LSN: |
976-640-149-7 |
Barcode: |
9789766401498 |
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