Blood is thicker than water : Amerindian intra- and inter-insular relationships and social organization in the pre-colonial Windward Islands /
Bright, Alistair J.
Leiden, Netherlands : Sidestone Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-290).
An island-by-island study of some 640 archaeological sites and their ceramic assemblages provided insight into settlement sequences, patterns and micro-mobility through time, besides highlighting various configurations of sites spread across different islands that were united by shared ceramic (decorative) traits. By extending the comparative scope of this research, possible material cultural influences from more distant regions could be suggested. While Windward Island communities certainly developed a localized material cultural identity, they remained open to a host of wide-ranging influences outside the Windward Island micro-region, flexibly realigning themselves particularly with numerous mainland South American communities in Late Ceramic Age times (ca. AD 700-1500).
Indians of the West Indies