Archaeology in the Lowland American Tropics: Current Analytical Methods and Applications [Hardcover]

This volume explore problems faced by archaeologists in the difficult conditions of the lowland American tropics.The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in difficult conditions, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume explore problems including site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts, and methods of analysis.The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in difficult conditions, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume explore problems including site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts, and methods of analysis.The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in awkward terrain, in humid conditions where preservation is difficult, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume all have substantial experience in the region. Their essays explore problems including site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts, and methods of analysis. This book will be welcomed by all archaeologists, ecologists and paleontologists working in the tropics.List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction Peter W. Stahl; 1. Archaeological survey and site discovery in the forested neotropics James A. Zeidler; 2. The archaeology of community organization in the tropical lowlands: a case study from Puerto Rico Peter E. Siegel; 3. Archaeological methods for the study of ancient landscapes of the Llanos de Mojos in the Bolivian Amazon Clark L. Erickson; 4. Searching for environmental stress: climatic and anthropogenic influences on the landscape of Colombia Warwick Bray; 5. 'Doing' paleoethnobotany in the tropical lowlands: adlã.