{"product_id":"island-shores-distant-pasts-archaeological-and-biological-approaches-to-the-pre-columbian-settlement-of-the-caribbean-paperback","title":"Island Shores, Distant Pasts: Archaeological and Biological Approaches to the Pre-Columbian Settlement of the Caribbean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott M. Fitzpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnn H. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Can be considered as a real starting point for a biological approach of the pre-Columbian settlement of the Caribbean.\"-- Benoit Berard, Universite des Antilles For more than a century, archaeologists and anthropologists have searched for evidence of when and how peoples first settled the Caribbean islands. Research on this area is pivotal for understanding the migration of peoples in the New World and how small and large populations develop biologically and culturally through time.This unique collection synthesizes our archaeological and biological knowledge about the pre-Columbian settlement of the Caribbean and highlights the various techniques we can use to analyze human migration and settlement patterns throughout history. Newer and well-established techniques, like computer simulations of seafaring, radiocarbon dating, three-dimensional and traditional craniometrics, stable isotopes, and ancient and modern DNA analysis, show great promise for helping us better understand pre-Columbian Caribbean population expansions, while demonstrating the utility of integrating and comparing biological markers with the archaeological record.Surprisingly little attention has been paid to migrations, population movements, and island colonization in the Caribbean islands. This volume fills that void.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott M. Fitzpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of archaeology at the University of Oregon and founding coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Island and Coastal Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAnn H. Ross \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University. She is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eDigging Deeper: Current Trends and Future Directions in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130627690631,"sku":"9780813054681","price":43.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6a2d498b1df367b5ebf3da8b6b7a2eae.webp?v=1732612453","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/island-shores-distant-pasts-archaeological-and-biological-approaches-to-the-pre-columbian-settlement-of-the-caribbean-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}