03342nam 2200673 450 991081396690332120200520144314.00-8173-8344-1(CKB)3710000000212466(EBL)1756968(SSID)ssj0001399103(PQKBManifestationID)11797254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001399103(PQKBWorkID)11450234(PQKB)11420409(OCoLC)891394504(MdBmJHUP)muse42653(Au-PeEL)EBL1756968(CaPaEBR)ebr10905105(MiAaPQ)EBC1756968(EXLCZ)99371000000021246620041008h20052005 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCaribbean paleodemography population, culture history, and sociopolitical processes in ancient Puerto Rico /L. Antonio CuretTuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,[2005]©20051 online resource (288 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5185-X 0-8173-1461-X Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-268) and index.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.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 Caribbean 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 promisingIndians of the West IndiesPuerto RicoAntiquitiesIndians of the West IndiesPuerto RicoPopulationIndians of the West IndiesPuerto RicoMigrationsExcavations (Archaeology)Puerto RicoIsland archaeologyPuerto RicoDemographic archaeologyPuerto RicoPuerto RicoAntiquitiesIndians of the West IndiesAntiquities.Indians of the West IndiesPopulation.Indians of the West IndiesMigrations.Excavations (Archaeology)Island archaeologyDemographic archaeology304.8/097295Curet L. Antonio1960-1629473MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813966903321Caribbean paleodemography3967224UNINA