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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN
The Archaeology of the Caribbean is prehensive synthesis of Carib-
bean prehistory from the earliest settlement by humans more than
6,000 years ago to the time of European conquest of the islands, from
the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Samuel Wilson reviews the
evidence for migration and cultural change throughout the archipelago,
dealing in particular with periods of cultural interaction when groups
with different cultures and histories were in contact. He also examines
the evolving relationship of the Caribbean people with their environ-
ment, as they developed increasingly productive economic systems over
time, as well as the emergence of plex social and polit-
ical systems, particularly in the Greater Antilles in the centuries before
the European conquest. The Archaeology of the Caribbean also provides
a review of the history of Caribbean archaeology and the individual
scholars and ideas that have shaped the field.
Samuel M. Wilson is professor and chairman of the department of
anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of
several books, including most recently The Prehistory of Nevis, and editor
of The Indigenous People of the Caribbean.
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CAMBRIDGE WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY
series editor
NORMAN YOFFEE, University of Michigan
editorial board
SUSAN ALCOCK, University of Michigan
TO M DILLEHAY, University of Kentucky
STEPHEN SHENNAN, University College, London
CARLA SINOPOLI, University of Michigan
The Cambridge World Archaeology series is addressed to students and pro-
fessional archaeologists, and to academics in related disciplines. Most
volumes present a survey of the archaeology of a region of th