Archaeology in the Lowland American Tropics: Current Analytical Methods and Applications

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511521188

The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in awkward terrain, in humid conditions where preservation is difficult, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume all have substantial experience in the region. Their essays explore problems of site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts and osteological and botanical remains, and methods of analysis. Specific technical innovations are discussed in relation to particular excavations.

"...offers a much-needed window on some of the most innovative work now being done in the lowland American tropics." Neil Lancelot Whitehead, American Anthropologist

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List of contributors
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Introduction
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- By Peter W. Stahl
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1 - Archaeological survey and site discovery in the forested neotropics
pp 7-41
- By James A. Zeidler
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2 - The archaeology of community organization in the tropical lowlands: a case study from Puerto Rico
pp 42-65
- By Peter E. Siegel
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3 - Archaeological methods for the study of ancient landscapes of the Llanos de Mojos in the Bolivian Amazon
pp 66-95
- By Clark L. Erickson
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4 - Searching for environmental stress: climatic and anthropogenic influences on the landscape of Colombia
pp 96-112
- By Warwick Bray
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5 - “Doing” paleoethnobotany in the tropical lowlands: adaptation and innovation in methodology
pp 113-129
- By Deborah M. Pearsall
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6 - Plant microfossils and their application in the New World tropics
pp 130-153
- By Dolores R. Piperno
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7 - Differential preservation histories affecting the mammalian zooarchaeological record from the forested neotropical lowlands
pp 154-180
- By Peter W. Stahl
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8 - Biological research with archaeologically recovered human remains from Ecuador: methodological issues
pp 181-197
- By Douglas H. Ubelaker
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9 - Interpreting dietary maize from bone stable isotopes in the American tropics: the state of the art
pp 198-223
- By Lynette Norr
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10 - From potsherds to pots: a first step in constructing cultural context from tropical forest archaeology
pp 224-242
- By J. Scott Raymond
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11 - Returning to Pueblo Viejo: history and archaeology of the Chachi (Ecuador)
pp 243-262
- By Warren R. Deboer
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References
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

List of figures
pp xi-xiv

List of tables
pp xv-xvi

List of contributors
pp xvii-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-6

1 - Archaeological survey and site discovery in the forested neotropics
pp 7-41

2 - The archaeology of community organization in the tropical lowlands: a case study from Puerto Rico
pp 42-65

3 - Archaeological methods for the study of ancient landscapes of the Llanos de Mojos in the Bolivian Amazon
pp 66-95

4 - Searching for environmental stress: climatic and anthropogenic influences on the landscape of Colombia
pp 96-112

5 - “Doing” paleoethnobotany in the tropical lowlands: adaptation and innovation in methodology
pp 113-129

6 - Plant microfossils and their application in the New World tropics
pp 130-153

7 - Differential preservation histories affecting the mammalian zooarchaeological record from the forested neotropical lowlands
pp 154-180

8 - Biological research with archaeologically recovered human remains from Ecuador: methodological issues
pp 181-197

9 - Interpreting dietary maize from bone stable isotopes in the American tropics: the state of the art
pp 198-223

10 - From potsherds to pots: a first step in constructing cultural context from tropical forest archaeology
pp 224-242

11 - Returning to Pueblo Viejo: history and archaeology of the Chachi (Ecuador)
pp 243-262

References
pp 263-304

Index
pp 305-312

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