Archaeology at La Isabela: Spain:America's First European Town
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780300090413
Subjects: American history: pre-Columbian period, BCE to c 1500; Colonization & independence; North American archaeology; Spaniards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; Historical Archaeology; Native American Archaeology; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; History; Sociology; The Americas; Excavations (Archaeology); Caribbean & West Indies - General; History / Caribbean & West Indies; Archaeology; La Isabela (Dominican Republic; Antiquities; Dominican Republic; First contact with Europeans; Indians
Description: Deagan and Cruxent present detailed technical documentation of their ten-year archaeological excavation of La Isabela, America's first colony. The artifacts and material remains of the town offer rich material for comparative research into Euro-American cultural and material development during the transition from the medieval era to the Renaissance. The period when La Isabela was in existence witnessed great innovation and change in many areas of technology. The archaeological evidence of La Isabela can be precisely dated, helping to chart the sequence of this change and revealing much that is new about late mediaeval technology.