Archaeology at La Isabela : America's first European town / Kathleen Deagan and Jose Maria Cruxent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deagan, Kathleen A.

Contributor:

Cruxent, José María.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Dominican Republic.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Spaniards--Dominican Republic--Antiquities.

Spaniards.

Indigenous peoples--First contact with other peoples.

Indigenous peoples.

La Isabela (Dominican Republic)--History.

La Isabela (Dominican Republic).

Dominican Republic--Antiquities.

Dominican Republic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xxxi, 377 p.) ) ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this important book, Kathleen Deagan and José María 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 crucial 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's architecture, weaponry, numismatics, pottery, and metallurgy can be precisely dated, helping to chart the sequence of this change and revealing much that is new about late medieval technology. The authors' archaeological research also provides a foundation for their insights into the reasons for the demise of La Isabela.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Columbus and La Isabela

2.The Taínos at La Isabela

3. The Geographical and Cultural Landscape of Columbus's Colony

4. Excavations at El Castillo

5. The Medieval Enclave: Organization of Space at La Isabela

6. La Isabela's Buildings

7. Starvation in Paradise: Food and Subsistence at La Isabela

8. Living in Bohíos: Domestic Life at La Isabela

9. Soldiers and Horsemen at La Isabela

10. Artisans and Craftsmen at La Isabela

11. Aftermath and Transformation

APPENDIX I. Supplies and Items Brought to La Isabela

APPENDIX II. Horizontal Distribution of Artifact Categories

APPENDIX III. Items Excavated at La Isabela

APPENDIX IV. Potentially Undisturbed Domestic Proveniences Used for Macrofaunal Analyses

APPENDIX V. Compositional Analyses of Ceramics from La Isabela

APPENDIX VI. Preliminary Comments on the Glass Bracelets from La Isabela

APPENDIX VII. Artifact Distributions at Three Spanish Town Sites in Hispaniola

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-377) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-72257-X

9786611722579

0-300-13391-X

OCLC:

1083583088