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CONSTRUCTING CARIBBEAN CHRONOLOGIES: COMPARATIVE RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL AND WOOD ARTEFACTS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN SITES IN CUBA.
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Archaeometry . Apr2012, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p401-425. 25p. 1 Color Photograph, 12 Charts, 3 Graphs, 2 Maps. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The lack of robust chronological frameworks for pre-Columbian archaeology in the Caribbean limits the interpretive potential of ongoing studies of inter-site and inter-island interaction. This paper reviews the dating of 28 wood and shell artefacts from sites in northern Cuba in an attempt to date pre-Columbian activity in the region and develop dating methodologies for the study of pre-Columbian interaction in the Caribbean. This research compares dates from wood and shell artefacts from the waterlogged site of Los Buchillones in north-central Cuba with dates from shell artefacts from sites on eight islands in the Sabana-Camaguey archipelago in the Bahama Channel. In addition to providing a chronological framework based on absolute dates for pre-Columbian activity in northern Cuba, this paper also considers the methodological issues of using shell for dating pre-Columbian activity in the Caribbean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHRONOLOGY
*RADIOCARBON dating
*ANTIQUITIES
*SEASHELLS
*WOOD
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003813X
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archaeometry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 72367024
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00622.x