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Cooper, J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2396-4414 and Thomas, K. D.
(2012)
Constructing caribbean chronologies:Comparative radiocarbon dating of shell and wood artefacts from pre-Columbian sites in Cuba.
Archaeometry, 54 (2).
pp. 401-425.
ISSN 0003-813X
Abstract
The lack of robust chronological frameworks for pre-Columbian archaeology in the Caribbean limits the interpretive potential of ongoing studies of inter-site and inter-island interaction. This paper reviews the dating of 28 wood and shell artefacts from sites in northern Cuba in an attempt to date pre-Columbian activity in the region and develop dating methodologies for the study of pre-Columbian interaction in the Caribbean. This research compares dates from wood and shell artefacts from the waterlogged site of Los Buchillones in north-central Cuba with dates from shell artefacts from sites on eight islands in the Sabana-Camaguey archipelago in the Bahama Channel. In addition to providing a chronological framework based on absolute dates for pre-Columbian activity in northern Cuba, this paper also considers the methodological issues of using shell for dating pre-Columbian activity in the Caribbean.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | caribbean,los buchillones,marine shell,northern cuba,pre-columbian,radiocarbon dating,wooden artefacts,history,archaeology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1202 |
| Faculty \ School: | University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Centres > Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2022 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 10:52 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86920 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00622.x |
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