Origins of the Tainan culture, West Indies / Sven Lovén ; with a new preface by L. Antonio Curet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovén, Sven, 1875-

Series:

Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory.

Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory

Standardized Title:

Über die Wurzeln der tainischen Kultur. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taino Indians--History.

Taino Indians.

Taino Indians--Social life and customs.

Ethnology--West Indies.

Ethnology.

West Indies--History.

West Indies.

West Indies--Ethnic relations.

West Indies--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (731 p.)

Edition:

University of Alabama Press pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When originally published in German in 1924, this volume was hailed as the first modern, comprehensive archaeological overview of an emerging area of the world. Yes, the Caribbean islands had long been known and owned, occupied, or traded among by the economically advanced nations of the world. However, the original inhabitants-as well as their artifacts, languages, and culture-had been treated by explorers and entrepreneurs alike as either slaves or hindrances to progress, and were used or eliminated. There was no publication that treated seriously the region and the peoples u

Contents:

Contents; List of abbreviations, Terminology; Preface; I. Immigrations and Indian Elements in the West Indies; II. Ancient Indian Monuments in the West Indies; III. Stone Artifacts, Celts, Adzes, and Axes. Flint Artifacts; IV. Ceramics; V. Towns and houses; VI. Agriculture. Culture-Plants; VII. Navigation, boats, oars, fishing, hunting, and weapons; VIII. Household Furniture; IX. Gold. Ornaments. Dress. Treatment of the body. Musical instruments; X. Social Conditions; XI. Burial Customs; XII. Religion; Summary; Addenda; Plates I-XIX; Map showing the Indian West Indies

Notes:

Originally published: Göteborg : Elanders boktryckeri aktiebolag, 1935.

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8173-8509-6

OCLC:

670411962