LEADER 04415nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910459222803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8252-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000030174 035 $a(EBL)547639 035 $a(OCoLC)650060127 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000457254 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11308504 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457254 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10415220 035 $a(PQKB)10009473 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547639 035 $a(OCoLC)712992697 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8945 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547639 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10408268 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000030174 100 $a20090626d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTibes$b[electronic resource] $epeople, power, and ritual at the center of the cosmos /$fedited by L. Antonio Curet and Lisa M. Stringer 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (349 p.) 225 1 $aCaribbean archaeology and ethnohistory 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1686-8 311 $a0-8173-5579-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-322) and index. 327 $aIntroduction / L. Antonio Curet and Lisa M. Stringer -- Tibes : history and first archaeological work / Pedro Alvarado Zayas and L. Antonio Curet -- The archaeological project of the Ceremonial Center of Tibes / L. Antonio Curet -- Geophysical prospection at the ceremonial site of Tibes, 1998-2001 / Daniel Welch -- Paleoethnobotanical research at Tibes / Lee A. Newsom -- Animal use at the Tibes Ceremonial Center / Susan D. deFrance ... [et al.] -- Lithics from the Tibes ceremonial site : analysis of the stone artifacts from the 1996-1999 field seasons / Jeffery B. Walker -- Boulder lithology survey at the Tibes ceremonial site / Scott Rice-Snow ... [et al.] -- Ancient bones tell stories : osteobiography of human remains from Tibes / Edwin F. Crespo-Torres -- Bone chemistry and paleodiet at the Ceremonial Center of Tibes / William J. Pestle -- Tibes and the social landscape : integration, interaction, and the community / Joshua M. Torres -- Plazas, bateys, and ceremonial centers : the social and cultural context of Tibes in the ancient history of Puerto Rico / L. Antonio Curet and Joshua M. Torres. 330 $aThe first comprehensive analysis of a strategically located ceremonial center on the island of Puerto Rico. The prehistoric civic-ceremonial center of Tibes is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, just north of the modern coastal city of Ponce. Protected on two sides by a river, and on the other two sides by hills, this approximately 10.5-acre site remains as fertile and productive today as when first occupied over 2,000 years ago. Such a rich region would have been a choice location for native peoples because of the diversity in all resources, from land, air, and 410 0$aCaribbean archaeology and ethnohistory. 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce)$xAntiquities 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce) 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce)$xRites and ceremonies 606 $aSacred space$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce)$xHistory 606 $aLandscapes$xSocial aspects$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce)$xHistory 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce)$xHistory 606 $aSocial classes$zPuerto Rico$zTibes (Ponce)$xHistory 607 $aTibes (Ponce, P.R.)$xAntiquities 607 $aTibes (Ponce, P.R.)$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xAntiquities. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xRites and ceremonies. 615 0$aSacred space$xHistory. 615 0$aLandscapes$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aPower (Social sciences)$xHistory. 615 0$aSocial classes$xHistory. 676 $a972.95/7 701 $aCuret$b L. Antonio$f1960-$01035802 701 $aStringer$b Lisa M.$f1966-$01052556 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459222803321 996 $aTibes$92483931 997 $aUNINA