Rethinking Puerto Rican Precolonial History (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory)

Focuses on the indigenous cultures of Puerto Rico prior to 1493. Traditional studies of the cultures of indigenous peoples of the Caribbean have centered on ceramic studies. Analyzing the technological styles involved in the production of stone artifacts in the island through time, as well as the evaluation of an inventory of more than 500 radiocarbon dates, Ramos presents an innovative study revealing alternative perspectives on Puerto Rico's pre-Columbian culture-historical sequence.