The study of settlement geography, demography and social behavior in the prehistoric Carib and TaÃno societies of the Caribbean has recently become a prominent domain of interest to archaeologists working in these islands. Archaeological floor plans for prehistoric houses within the islands of St. Eustatius, Barbados, St. Thomas, Cuba and Puerto Rico demonstrate the cultural continuity of house shape, settlement organization and social organization from the early Saladoid to the contact period. These data support a model of TaÃno settlements with multiple house forms, not only the bohio and caney forms recorded after contact, but oval and rectangular forms that indicate a social hierarchy and an indigenous origin for the complex settlement organization revealed in archaeological excavation. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Anthropology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2004. / March 24, 2004. / St. Eustatius, House, Barbados, St. Thomas, Settlement, Household, Demography, Form, Evolution, Maloca, Bohio, Caney, TaÃno / Includes bibliographical references. / Rochelle A. Marrinan, Professor Directing Thesis; Michael K. (Michael Kent) Faught, 1950-, Committee Member; Glen H. Doran, Committee Member.
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| Contributors | Ramcharan, Shaku (authoraut), Marrinan, Rochelle A. (professor directing thesis), Faught, Michael K. (Michael Kent), 1950- (committee member), Doran, Glen H. (committee member), Department of Anthropology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
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