- The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Archaeology
- [UNTITLED]
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Caribbean Archaeology in Historical Perspective
- The Climatic Context for Pre-Columbian Archaeology in the Caribbean
- Indigenous Languages of the Caribbean
- The “Classic” Taíno
- Kinship and Social Organization in the Pre-Hispanic Caribbean
- Ethnohistory of the Caribs
- The Arawak Diaspora Perspectives from South America
- The Humanization of the Insular Caribbean
- Gateway to the Mainland Trinidad and Tobago
- Isthmo–Antillean Engagements
- Huecoid Culture and the Antillean Agroalfarero (Farmer-Potter) Period
- The Saladoid
- The Southward Route Hypothesis
- The Post-Saladoid in the Lesser Antilles (A.D. 600/800–1492)
- Meillacoid and the Origins of Classic Taíno Society
- Archaeological Practice, Archaic Presence, and Interaction in Indigenous Societies in Cuba
- Jamaica
- The Bahama Archipelago
- Archaeological Views of Caribbean Seafaring
- An Archaeology of Spatiality in the Caribbean
- Exchange as a Social Contract A Perspective from the Microscale
- Studying Pre-Columbian Interaction Networks Mobility and Exchange
- Rethinking Chiefdoms in the Caribbean
- Household Archaeology in the Pre-Columbian Caribbean
- Zooarchaeology in the Caribbean Current Research and Future Prospects
- Human–Plant Dynamics in the Precolonial Antilles A Synthetic Update
- Stable Isotope Analysis of Paleodiet in the Caribbean
- Paleomobility Research in Caribbean Contexts New Perspectives from Isotope Analysis
- The Study of Pre-Columbian Human Remains in the Caribbean Archipelago From Descriptive Osteology to a Bioarchaeological Approach
- From Corpse Taphonomy to Mortuary Behavior in the Caribbean A Case Study from the Lesser Antilles
- The DNA Evidence for the Human Colonization and Spread Across the Americas Implications for the Peopling of the Caribbean
- Rock Art of the Caribbean
- Metals in the Indigenous Societies of the Insular Caribbean
- New Directions in Caribbean Historical Archaeology
- Transcending Oppression Contributions of Maroon Heritage to Freedom in World History
- The Construction of an Identity and the Politics of Remembering
- Caribbean Archaeology in the Next 50 Years
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This article presents an overview of the history of Caribbean archaeological carbon and nitrogen stable isotope studies, a history that is paradoxically notable both for the precociousness of its first appearance and the subsequent dearth of large and meaningful studies. It provides a synopsis of the methodological underpinnings of paleodietary reconstruction by stable isotope analysis and discusses some of the unique challenges encountered in the use of this technique in Caribbean contexts. After reviewing some of the more meaningful studies of Caribbean archaeological materials, the article concludes with some thoughts on future prospects for the use of C and N stable isotope analysis for paleodietary reconstruction in archaeological research in the Caribbean Basin.
Keywords: Caribbean isotopic studies, carbon isotope, nitrogen isotope, archaeological research, Caribbean Basin
William J. Pestle (Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010) is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at UIC. In addition to his work in Puerto Rico, he is actively pursuing research on ancient diet in prehistoric northern Chile.
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- The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Archaeology
- [UNTITLED]
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Caribbean Archaeology in Historical Perspective
- The Climatic Context for Pre-Columbian Archaeology in the Caribbean
- Indigenous Languages of the Caribbean
- The “Classic” Taíno
- Kinship and Social Organization in the Pre-Hispanic Caribbean
- Ethnohistory of the Caribs
- The Arawak Diaspora Perspectives from South America
- The Humanization of the Insular Caribbean
- Gateway to the Mainland Trinidad and Tobago
- Isthmo–Antillean Engagements
- Huecoid Culture and the Antillean Agroalfarero (Farmer-Potter) Period
- The Saladoid
- The Southward Route Hypothesis
- The Post-Saladoid in the Lesser Antilles (A.D. 600/800–1492)
- Meillacoid and the Origins of Classic Taíno Society
- Archaeological Practice, Archaic Presence, and Interaction in Indigenous Societies in Cuba
- Jamaica
- The Bahama Archipelago
- Archaeological Views of Caribbean Seafaring
- An Archaeology of Spatiality in the Caribbean
- Exchange as a Social Contract A Perspective from the Microscale
- Studying Pre-Columbian Interaction Networks Mobility and Exchange
- Rethinking Chiefdoms in the Caribbean
- Household Archaeology in the Pre-Columbian Caribbean
- Zooarchaeology in the Caribbean Current Research and Future Prospects
- Human–Plant Dynamics in the Precolonial Antilles A Synthetic Update
- Stable Isotope Analysis of Paleodiet in the Caribbean
- Paleomobility Research in Caribbean Contexts New Perspectives from Isotope Analysis
- The Study of Pre-Columbian Human Remains in the Caribbean Archipelago From Descriptive Osteology to a Bioarchaeological Approach
- From Corpse Taphonomy to Mortuary Behavior in the Caribbean A Case Study from the Lesser Antilles
- The DNA Evidence for the Human Colonization and Spread Across the Americas Implications for the Peopling of the Caribbean
- Rock Art of the Caribbean
- Metals in the Indigenous Societies of the Insular Caribbean
- New Directions in Caribbean Historical Archaeology
- Transcending Oppression Contributions of Maroon Heritage to Freedom in World History
- The Construction of an Identity and the Politics of Remembering
- Caribbean Archaeology in the Next 50 Years
- Index
