Title: The prehistory of Nevis, a small island in the lesser Antilles /
Authors: Wilson, Samuel Meredith, 1957-; Kozuch, Laura, 1961-; Yale University.; Peabody Museum of Natural History.; Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Publisher: Dept. of Anthropology, Yale University : Division of Anthropology, Peabody Museum of Natural History,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Paleo-Indians Nevis.; Indians of the West Indies Nevis Antiquities.; Indian pottery Nevis.; Indians of the West Indies Ethnobotany Nevis.; Excavations (Archaeology) Nevis.; Archaeological surveying Nevis.; Paleo-Indians Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis.; Indians of the West Indies Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Antiquities.; Indian pottery Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis.; Indians of the West Indies Ethnobotany Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis.; Excavations (Archaeology) Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis.; Archaeological surveying Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis.; Nevis Antiquities.
Contents: IxFigures -- xiTables -- xiiiForeword -- xivPreface -- one: Introduction -- Overview of Caribbean Prehistory -- Nevis Research and Its Relation -- to Problems in Caribbean Archaeology -- Main Research Questions -- Organization of this Book -- two: Nevisian Environments: Possibilities and Limitations -- Introduction -- Location and Geology -- Climate -- Biogeographic Issues -- Terrestrial Animals -- Plant Communities -- Offshore Habitats and Resources -- Summary -- three: The Archaeology of Nevis -- Introduction -- Catalogue of the Prehistoric Archaeological Sites of Nevis -- four: Ceramics and Chronology -- J. Daniel Rogers National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution -- Introduction -- The Ceramic Collection -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- five: Tubers, Fruits, and Fuel: Paleoethnobotanical Investigations of the Dynamics -- Between Culture and the Forested Environment