{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-tibes-l-antonio-curet-9780817361761","title":"The Archaeology of Tibes: Life, Death, and Memory at an Early Ceremonial Center in the Caribbean","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of new essays that brings archaeological insights and discoveries at the Tibes Ceremonial Center up to date\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Tibes \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Tibes\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTRIBUTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gordon Ambrosino \/ L. Antonio Curet \/ Mariela V. Declet P?rez \/ Harper Dine \/ Geoffrey R. DuChemin \/ Debra K. Green \/ Mar?a Mercedes Mart?nez Milantchi \/ Jos? Mir?o \/ Maria A. Nieves-Col?n \/ William J. Pestle \/ Ali Pourmand \/ Charis L. Rodr?guez Nieves \/ Reniel Rodr?guez Ramos \/ Lisa M. Stringer \/ Joshua M. Torres \/ Anna Tsoupra \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Antonio Curet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817361766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817361761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.18w x 0.83d","brand":"L. Antonio Curet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747753480447,"sku":"9780817361761","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af659714-cf40-40b5-991c-a8147890dc7d.jpg?v=1743584636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-tibes-l-antonio-curet-9780817361761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}