LEADER 03342nam 2200673 450 001 9910786785603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8344-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000212466 035 $a(EBL)1756968 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001399103 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11797254 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001399103 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11450234 035 $a(PQKB)11420409 035 $a(OCoLC)891394504 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42653 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1756968 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10905105 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1756968 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000212466 100 $a20041008h20052005 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCaribbean paleodemography $epopulation, culture history, and sociopolitical processes in ancient Puerto Rico /$fL. Antonio Curet 210 1$aTuscaloosa :$cUniversity of Alabama Press,$d[2005] 210 4$dİ2005 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-5185-X 311 $a0-8173-1461-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [235]-268) and index. 327 $aDemography 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. 330 $aAccording 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 promising 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zPuerto Rico$xAntiquities 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zPuerto Rico$xPopulation 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zPuerto Rico$xMigrations 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zPuerto Rico 606 $aIsland archaeology$zPuerto Rico 606 $aDemographic archaeology$zPuerto Rico 607 $aPuerto Rico$xAntiquities 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xAntiquities. 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xPopulation. 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xMigrations. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aIsland archaeology 615 0$aDemographic archaeology 676 $a304.8/097295 700 $aCuret$b L. Antonio$f1960-$01537651 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786785603321 996 $aCaribbean paleodemography$93840440 997 $aUNINA