The earliest inhabitants : the dynamics of the Jamaican Taíno / edited by Lesley-Gail Atkinson.
| Other author | Atkinson, Lesley-Gail. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2006. |
| Description | xvi, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The development of Jamaican prehistory / William F. Keegan and Lesley-Gail Atkinson -- The Taino settlement of the Kingston area / Philip Allsworth-Jones ... [et al.] -- The Pre-Columbian site of Chancery Hall, St Andrew / Philip Allsworth-Jones ... [et al.] -- Excavations at Green Castle, St Mary / Philip Allsworth-Jones and Kit Wesler -- The impact of land-based development on Taino archaeology in Jamaica / Andrea Richards -- Notes on the natural history of Jamaica / Wendy A. Lee -- The exploitation and transformation of Jamaica's natural vegetation / Lesley-Gail Atkinson -- Early Arawak subsistence strategies: the Rodney's House site of Jamaica / Sylvia Scudder -- Petrography and source of some Arawak rock artefacts from Jamaica / M. John Roobol and James W. Lee -- Jamaican Taino pottery / Norma Rodney-Harrack -- Jamaican redware / James W. Lee -- Taino ceramics from post-contact Jamaica / Robyn P. Woodward -- The petroglyphs of Jamaica / James W. Lee -- Zemis, trees and symbolic landscapes: three Taino carvings from Jamaica / Nicholas Saunders and Dorrick Gray. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-213). |
| LCCN | 2007359013 |
| ISBN | 9766401497 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9789766401498 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F1619.2.T3 E37 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |