MBR: The Archaeology Shelf

The Archaeology Shelf

Crossing the Borders
Corinne L. Hofman, et al.
The University of Alabama Press
PO Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0380
9780817354534, $39.95 www.uapress.ua.edu 1-800-621-2736

Collaborative compiled and edited by the team of Corinne L. Hofman,
Menno L.P. Hoogland, and Annelou L. van Gijn, Crossing the Borders:
New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials
from the Caribbean is an anthology of essays by a diverse array of
global experts concerning the latest methodologies and techniques
applied to the study of archaeological materials from the Caribbean.
Individual studies discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
specific, newly created techniques, and each new approach is
exemplified with a case study. A straightforward narrative historical
background of the study of Caribbean archaeological materials is also
provided, for quick and easy reference. An index enhances this
extensively researched, in-depth, up-to-date guide, enthusiastically
recommended for Caribbean studies and college library shelves.

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