Archaeology in the Lowland American Tropics:

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 of site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts and osteological and botanical remains, and methods of analysis. Specific technical innovations are discussed in relation to particular excavations.

1. Archaeological survey and site discovery in the forested neotropics James A. Zeidler
2. The archaeology of community organisation 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: adaptation and innovation in methodology Deborah M. Pearsall
6. Plant microfossils and their application in the New World tropics Dolores R. Piperno
7. Differential preservation histories affecting the mammalian zooarchaeological record from the forested neotropical lowlands Peter W. Stahl
8. Biological research with archaeologically recovered human remains from Ecuador: methodological issues Douglas H. Ubelaker
9. Interpreting dietary maize from stable isotopes in the American tropics: the state of the art Lynette Norr
10. From potsherds to pots: a first step in constructing cultural context from tropical forest archaeology J. Scott Raymond
11. Returning to Pueblo Viejo: history and archaeology of the Chachi (Ecuador) Warren R. Deboer.

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

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