The Archaeology of Tibes : Life, Death, and Memory at an Early Ceremonial Center in the Caribbean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curet, L. Antonio.

Contributor:

Stringer, Lisa M.

Ambrosino, Gordon.

Declet Pérez, Mariela V.

Dine, Harper.

DuChemin, Geoffrey R.

Green, Debra K.

Martínez Milantchi, María Mercedes.

Mirão, José.

Nieves-ón, Maria A.

Series:

Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes (Tibes, Ponce, P.R.).

Sacred space--Puerto Rico--Tibes (Ponce)--History.

Sacred space.

Social classes--Puerto Rico--Tibes (Ponce)--History.

Social classes.

Indians of the West Indies--Puerto Rico--Tibes (Ponce)--Rites and ceremonies.

Indians of the West Indies.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Puerto Rico--Tibes (Ponce).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Indians of the West Indies--Puerto Rico--Tibes (Ponce)--Antiquities.

Tibes (Ponce, P.R.)--Social life and customs.

Tibes (Ponce, P.R.).

Tibes (Ponce, P.R.)--Antiquities.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2024.

Summary:

"The Archaeology of Tibes is a collection of essays offering a fresh analysis of this important ceremonial center. It brings new insights about social structure, illuminating the smaller-scale daily lives of ancient peoples rather than focusing on large-scale chiefdoms. Tibes is the earliest known (ca. 400 to 1300 CE) ceremonial center in Puerto Rico. It has been the focus of one of the largest and longest-running archaeological programs in the Caribbean. Early researchers interpreted evidence in the area of a shift from dispersed villages to a ceremonial center as suggesting the development of social stratification and accumulation of power. Seen as the seat of an early chiefdom, Tibes served as a model applied broadly across the Greater Antilles. New discoveries prompted archaeologists to question their original assumptions about ancient Puerto Rico, and later research failed to produce evidence of social stratification at Tibes. The Archaeology of Tibes therefore incorporates updated and wider perspectives on social formation. It considers agency, decisions, and events and the possibility of more than one form of social organization. It also presents a more accurate "humanized" past: the sociological meanings of that space and its significance for the people who created, used, and occupied it and who influenced rituals, social memory, and community. Summarizing findings from excavations at Tibes after 2010, the collection also reviews the geoarchaeology of the site. Additional essays cover ceramic pastes, lithic production, faunal remains, coral, burials, and rock art. This work will engender discussion and future research by archaeologists across the Caribbean and beyond. CONTRIBUTORS Gordon Ambrosino / L. Antonio Curet / Mariela V. Declet Perez / Harper Dine / Geoffrey R. DuChemin / Debra K. Green / María Mercedes Martínez Milantchi / Jose Mirão / Maria A. Nieves-Colón / William J. Pestle / Ali Pourmand / Charis L. Rodríguez Nieves / Reniel Rodríguez Ramos / Lisa M. Stringer / Joshua M. Torres / Anna Tsoupra"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Life, Death, and Memory at Tibes | L. Antonio Curet and Lisa M. Stringer

1. Contexts: Excavations, Stratigraphy, and Disaster at Tibes | L. Antonio Curet

2. Geoarchaeology of Tibes | Debra K. Green and L. Antonio Curet

3. Ceramic Paste Recipes at Tibes: A Multianalytical Approach to Characterization and Provenance | María Mercedes Martínez Milantchi, Anna Tsoupra, and José Mirão

4. Lithic Production at the Ceremonial Center of Tibes | Reniel Rodríguez Ramos

5. Faunal Uniformity and Ceremony at Tibes | Geoffrey R. DuChemin and Charis L. Rodríguez Nieves

6. Analyses of Coral from the Ceremonial Center of Tibes | Mariela V. Declet Pérez

7. The Tibes Burials: New Perspectives on Ancient Lives | William J. Pestle, Maria A. Nieves-Colón, Harper Dine, and Ali Pourmand

8. The Petroglyphs of Tibes: New Insights on the Development of the Earliest Known Ceremonial Center in the Greater Antilles | Gordon Ambrosino and L. Antonio Curet

Conclusion: The Beginning of a New (Hi)Story of Tibes | L. Antonio Curet, Joshua M. Torres, and Lisa M. Stringer

References Cited

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9536-9

OCLC:

1472498238