Talking Taino [[electronic resource] ] : Caribbean Natural History from a Native Perspective

• Autore: Keegan William F. <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.9004; 972.9004/97922; 972.90049792; 972.900497922
• Soggetto topico: Taino Indians - Antiquities; Taino Indians -- Antiquities; Taino Indians - First contact with other peoples; Taino Indians -- First contact with other peoples; Taino Indians - Social life and customs; Taino Indians -- Social life and customs; Taino Indians; West Indies - Antiquities; West Indies -- Antiquities; Regions & Countries - Americas; Latin America; History & Archaeology
• Altri autori: CarlsonLisabeth A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Spanish Translation (2003); 2. Starry, Starry Night (2005); 3. Sharks and Rays (2003); 4. First Documented Shark Attack in the Americas, circa AD 1000 (2003); 5. The Age of Reptiles (2003); 6. Catch of the Day (2007); 7. Birdland (2006) (cowritten by Dr. David Steadman); 8. Gone Fishin' (2004); 9. In the Beginning, God Created Fish (2004); 10. Herbs, Fish, and Other Scum and Vermin (2003); 11. The Chip-Chip Gatherers (2007); 12. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves (2004); 13. Eat Roots and Leave (2004) ; 14. If You Like Pina Coladas... (2005)15. Boat Trips (2006); 16. Partying, Taino Style (2007); 17. Caves (2006); 18. Birds of a Feather (2005); 19. Cannibals! (2006); 20. Obeah and Zombies: The African Connection (2005); 21. The Stranger King (2007); 22. Anatomy of a Colony: A Taino Outpost in the Turks & Caicos Islands (1997); 23. Columbus, Hero or Heel? (1991); 24. One Small Step for a Man (1991); 25. A World on the Wax; Introduction to the Appendices: Words (Between the Lines of Age); Appendix I: Taino Names for Fishes; Appendix 2: Taino Names for Animals; Appendix 3: Other Taino Words ; BibliographyIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Keegan and Carlson, combined, have spent over 45 years conducting archaeological research in the Caribbean, directing projects in Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, the Turks & Caicos Islands, and throughout the Bahamas. Walking hundreds of miles of beaches, working without shade in the Caribbean sun, diving in refreshing and pristine waters, and studying the people and natural environment around them has given them insights into the lifeways of the people who lived in the Caribbean before the arrival of Christopher C
• Titolo autorizzato: Talking Taino
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781120903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory