LEADER 03188nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910781062203321 005 20230721005724.0 010 $a0-8173-8316-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005626 035 $a(EBL)475238 035 $a(OCoLC)647930660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000363483 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11294260 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363483 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10387708 035 $a(PQKB)10826679 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475238 035 $a(OCoLC)536293605 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9149 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL475238 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387680 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005626 100 $a20080813d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMyths and realities of Caribbean history$b[electronic resource] /$fBasil A. Reid 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (170 p.) 225 1 $aCaribbean archaeology and ethnohistory 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-5534-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [137]-150) and index. 327 $aMyth 1. Caribbean history started with the arrival of Christoper Columbus in 1492 -- Myth 2. The Arawaks and Caribs were the two major groups in the precolonial Caribbean -- Myth 3. Columbus met Arawaks in the northern Caribbean -- Myth 4. The natives encountered by Christopher Columbus in the northern Caribbean migrated from South America -- Myth 5. The Arawaks were the first potters and farmers to have settled in the Caribbean -- Myth 6. The Ciboneys lived in western Cuba at the time of Spanish contact -- Myth 7. The Island-Caribs were cannnibals -- Myth 8. All the Amerindians migrating from South America to the Caribbean island-hopped from the continent to the Lesser and Greater Antilles -- Myth 9. The Spanish introduced syphilis into the Caribbean and the new world -- Myth 10. Christopher Columbus wrote the version of his "Diario" (diary) that we use today -- Myth 11. The Spanish colonists brought "civilization" to native societies in the Caribbean. 330 $aThis book seeks to debunk eleven popular and prevalent myths about Caribbean history. Using archaeological evidence, it corrects many previous misconceptions promulgated by history books and oral tradition as they specifically relate to the pre-Colonial and European-contact periods. It informs popular audiences, as well as scholars, about the current state of archaeological/historical research in the Caribbean Basin and asserts the value of that research in fostering a better understanding of the region's past. Contrary to popular belief, the history of the C 410 0$aCaribbean archaeology and ethnohistory. 607 $aCaribbean Area$xHistory$xErrors, inventions, etc 676 $a972.9/01 700 $aReid$b Basil A.$f1961-$01525807 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781062203321 996 $aMyths and realities of Caribbean history$93767413 997 $aUNINA