Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

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4.2. Average Values, Standard Deviations, and Relative Standard Deviations of
Trace Element Al/ K Ratios in Caribbean Flints and Cherts by Source. 58
4.3. Antigua Formation Flints. Average Values of Trace Element Concentrations
and Their Ratios in Flints from a Primary Context Compared to Flints from a
Secondary Context by Source. 59
4.4. Source Assignment for Chert Artifacts Found at Different Habitation Sites
in the Northeastern Antilles. 62
5.1. Mold and Cast Production from Dental Alginate and Dental Stone. 72
5.2. Shrinkage of the Alginate Test Molds in
Near Optimal Storage Conditions. 72
11.1. Summary of Artifacts Selected for Analysis by Provenance,
Type, and Location/ Number of Point Samples. 143
11.2. Total Distribution of the Identified Taxa from Lithic Implements
at Cueva de Los Muertos (SR-1). 146
11.3. Total Distribution of the Identified Taxa from Lithic Implements
at Vega de Nelo Vargas (Utu-27). 148
11.4. Comparative Summary of Total Starch Grains and Ubiquity per Taxa. 156
12.1. Plant Identification by Starch Grains Recovered from Five Burén Fragments,
Macambo II and Laguna de Limones, Guantánamo, Cuba. 163
13.1. Selected Excerpts and Comments Based on Ethnohistoric Documents
Regarding the Cultivation Practices and Garden Venues of
Caribbean Indians. 175
13.2. Plant Taxa Indicated in Early Historic Records of
European Chroniclers. 177
13.3. Key Plant Sources Identified from Caribbean Archaeological Deposits. 182
14.1. List of the Samples and Their Chronology, Grouped by Cultural Pertinence,
Total Number of Individuals and Teeth Analyzed. 200
14.2a. Frequencies of Traits Used and Dichotomic Breaking Points for
the Maxillary Dentition. 202
14.2b. Frequencies of Traits Used and Dichotomic Breaking Points for
the Mandibular Dentition. 204
14.3. Factor Loading for the Principal Component Analysis. 208
14.4. Mean Measure of Divergence Matrix. 210
15.1. Mean Value for Strontium Ratios of the Four Sample Categories. 220
15.2. Strontium Ratios of Human Teeth, Rice Rat Molars, and Soil Samples. 221
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