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“ABC” Islands. See Netherlands Antilles (“ABC” islands) acacia-like tree legume (Fabaceae, cf. Acacia sp.), 121 achiote or annatto (Bixa orellana), 6, 143, 200 adaptive radiations, 18 adormidera (Croton sp.), 162 adzes, 51 age (axe, aje). See sweet potato agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), 80; ABC Islands , 72, 73, 74; closely associated with humans, 72–73; decline in, 205– 6; extirpation, 207; Grenada, 87, 108; introduction, 56, 91, 107, 205; not found in Virgin Islands, 137; Trant’s site, 95 agriculture, 169; effect of precipitation and locations of water supplies, 19; in Greater Antilles, 207; intensi¤cation, 2, 8, 215; late Ceramic age, 167; organized system of, in Puerto Rico, 159; plantation, 207; production, 198; spurred by human population growth, 57; terraces, 33, 119, 198 Aklis, St. Croix, 129 Alegría, Ricardo, 29 algarrobo (Hymenaea protera), 11 allometric correlations: used to estimate body weight or standard lengths, 52, 53, 54; used to estimate ¤sh size, 69; used to estimate meat or soft-tissue weights or fruit volumes, 213 allopatric model of differentiation and speciation, 18 almendrón (Pouteria sp.), 162 amber, 11 Ambrose, S. H., 53 Anadenanthera sp. (Anadenanthera peregrina). See cojóbana or cojobilla (Anadenanthera peregrina) analytical methods: used to examine research objectives, 50–57 ancillary information, 51–52 Andros Island, 174, 183 Anegada Passage, 33, 137 Anegada Trough, 12, 114, 120 Anguilla, 77 animal husbandry, 8 animal identi¤cation, 46 animal protein, 3, 28 animals, 194; aesthetic or companionable use, 6; captive, 207–8; distribution of, 16; domestic, 137, 204–7; exotic, 72, 74; ®ying, 23; freshwater, 135; in Greater Antilles, 121, 128, 162–67; introduced , 2, 72–73; managed, 205, 206; overexploitation, 2; as raw materials, 5; ritual use, 205, 209–12; shore, 135; size differences, 70–71, 139; special-purpose use, 209–12; users of, 176–82; uses of, 3–6. See also terrestrial animals Index animal specimens: preparation of, 47 Antczak, Andrzej, 58 anthropogenic changes, 1 Antigua: guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), 205; limestone island, 77; special trade relationship with Greater Antilles or St. John, 210 aquatic ecosystems, 2, 21 ararú or arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), 201 arboreal taxa, 18 arboriculture, 121, 169 archaeobotanical sources, 33–41 archaeobotany, 18, 35 archaeological record and techniques, 212–14 archaeological recovery strategies, 36–46, 70, 212–14; impact on species composition and size distribution of faunal remains , 177; plant remains, 42–44; waterrecovery procedures, 43 archaeological specimens, 6–7, 44, 47, 52 Archaic age, 36; arboricultural practices, 121; Aruba, 61; biotic resources in Greater Antilles and Virgin Islands, 120–28; Bonaire, 61; Curaçao, 61; evidence of human adaptation to island environment, 106–7; hunter-gatherers, 200; La Blanquilla, 61; Leeward Islands , 78; Lesser Antilles, 78, 80–87; Netherlands Antilles, 30; Puerto Rico, 118; vertebrate remains from Maruca, Puerto Rico, 124–25; vertebrate remains from Puerto Ferro, Vieques Island, 124–25; Virgin Islands, 117, 118, 122–23; wood charcoal in Greater Antilles, 121 arid-to-mesic climate shift, 13 arrowroot or yautia (Xanthosoma spp.), 183, 191, 201. See also ararú or arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) Arroyo del Palo pottery, 175–76 art objects, 30 Aruba, 12, 58; agouti, 73; on the continental shelf, 60; wood types, 63 asteroid, 10–11 asymptote, 45 avocado: introduction of, 200 Bahamas archipelago, 10, 36, 190; culture history, 175–76; environmental characteristics , 174–75; geological history, 12; initial impetus for colonizing, 172–73; map of, 173; plants and animals, 176– 86; primary starch staple, 183; rainfall, 13; settlement by people from Greater Antilles, 33; similarities to offshore Venezuelan islands, 192–93; southern, 23, 176–82; Taino culture, 33; wood, 183–84; zoogeographic regions, 174 Bahamian Foreland, 12 ball courts, 33, 119, 159 Barbados, 75, 90–94; Chancery Lane, 90, 92–93, 94; Heywoods, 80, 90, 92, 94; Hillcrest, 90, 92, 93, 94; limestone island, 77; seeds and other nonwood remains in Ceramic-age sites, 92–93; Silver Sands, 90, 93, 94, 204; vertebrate remains in post-Saladoid deposits, 194, 228–30; vertebrate remains in Saladoid deposits, 227 barbasco. See ¤sh poison (Piscida carthagenensis) Barbuda, 77 bar jacks (Caranx ruber), 181 Barnes, B. V., 21 barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), 4 barrier reefs, 117 basketry, 176, 183, 208 bastard cedar (Guazuma), 18 batata. See sweet potato bats, 23, 142 Beach Access site, St. John, 120 beaded belts, 211 beads: glass, 182; production, 181, 187, 193, 211; semiprecious stone, 211; shell, 211–12 Beard, J. S., 19, 21 behiques, 34, 212 Bellevue, Jamaica, 164, 194, 206 Berman, M. J., 186 Berry Islands, 174 bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus), 92, 181 “Big Man” politics...
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