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This comprehensive study of the historical archaeology of the Caribbean provides sociopolitical context for the ongoing development of national identities. Long before the founding of Jamestown in 1607, there were Spanish forts, bustling towns, sugar plantations, and sea trade flourishing in the Caribbean. While richer nations, particularly the United States, may view the Caribbean today as merely a place for sun and fun, the island colonies were at one time far more important and lucrative to their European empire countries than their North American counterparts. From t

Land settlement patterns --- Archaeology and history --- Patterns, Land settlement --- Settlement patterns --- Human geography --- Land settlement --- Historical archaeology --- History and archaeology --- History --- History. --- West Indies --- Antilles --- Caribbean Islands --- Islands of the Caribbean --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Antiquities. --- Civilization. --- Civilization --- Antiquities