Author : Samuel M. Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521626224
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of the Caribbean by : Samuel M. Wilson
Download or read book The Archaeology of the Caribbean written by Samuel M. Wilson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Archaeology of the Caribbean is a comprehensive synthesis of Caribbean prehistory from the earliest settlement by humans more than 4000 years BC, to the time of European conquest of the islands, from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Samuel Wilson reviews the evidence for migration and cultural change throughout the archipelago, dealing in particular with periods of cultural interaction when groups with different cultures and histories were in contact.