Diverse case studies that explore the
relationship between humans and water environments

This
volume features a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to underwater
and coastal archaeology in Latin America. Showcasing the efforts of 82
researchers working across the region, the case studies in this book point to a
long tradition of practices and beliefs related to the exploitation and
management of aquatic environments, displaying a wide chronological vision that
recognizes the vast and rich precolonial heritage of these waters.

Chapters
on the pre-Hispanic period include an analysis of evidence about the
exploitation of maritime resources, ritual practices related to water,
ancestral navigation, and inundated cultural landscapes, addressing examples
from Mesoamerica, the Central American isthmus, and the Andes. Historical case
studies are also explored, including shipwrecks, harbors, and maritime coastal landscapes
in the Caribbean, on the Atlantic coast, or in Patagonia. The countries represented comprise Mexico, Belize,
Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela, the
Dominican Republic, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

The
material landscapes of oceans, lakes, and rivers discussed in this volume contribute
to a better understanding of the dynamic relationships between humans and their
environments over time. By integrating the study of behaviors associated with
waterscapes into the interpretations of past and current cultures, this volume
introduces new ways of seeing Latin America.

Contributors: Carmela Alarcón Ledesma Dalila Aldana Aranda Jesús
Aldana Mendoza Cruz Apestegui Cardenal Diana E. Arano Recio Letizia Arbeteta
Amaru Argüeso Mary Avila Peltroche Laura Báez Santos Benjamin Ballester
Helena Barba-Meinecke Alexandra Biar Maickel Cáceres Suárez Flávio Rizzi
Calippo Paulo Fernando Bava de Camargo José M. Capriles Laura Carrillo Márquez
Ana Castelli Claudia Castillo Nina Castillo Sánchez Victoria Castro Rojas
Nicolás C. Ciarlo Luis V. J. Coll Richard G. Cooke Vicente Cortéz Billet
Gabriela Covarrubias Ale Robert de Hoop Carlos Del Cairo Hurtado Christophe
Delaere Leon Derksen Salvador Domínguez-Bella Matías Dourteau Peter Eeckhout
Dolores Elkin Yolanda Espinoza Morales Julieta Frere Marcelo Gabaldón Rodenas
Alexander Geurds Mónica Grosso Guillermo Gutiérrez Josué Guzmán Torres
William J. Harvey Iris del Rocío Hernández Bautista José Hudtwalcker Morán
Ilean Isaza-Aizpurúa Juan Jijón Porras Máximo Jiménez-Acosta Roberto Junco
Eduardo Keldjian Marcos Labrada Ochoa Serge Lemaitre Carlos León Amores
Nicolás Lira San Martín Milton Luján Dávila Martijn Manders Josefa Martí
Solano Juan G. Martín Marcial Medina Huanca Velia V. Mendoza España Cristian
Murray Bryan Núñez Aparcana Bárbara Olguín Carlos Pacheco Navarro Eduardo
Pareja Siñanis José Miguel Pérez-Gómez Abiud Pizá Chávez Gilson Rambelli
Johan Reinhard Javier Reyes Trujeque Carla Riera Andreu Felipe Rubio Munita
Marcela Sepúlveda Ashley Sharpe Isabel Silva León Nicole E. Smith-Guzmán
Catalina Soto Rodríguez Caroline Tilleux Irene Torreggiani Rodrigo Torres
Mónica Patricia Valentini Marcelo Weissel Andrés Zuccolotto Villalobos

Formato	Tapa dura
Número de Páginas	420
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	University Press of Florida
Fecha de Publicación	2023-12-05
Dimensiones	9.21" x 6.14" x 0.94" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	América Latina

Delaere, Christophe

Christophe Delaere is researcher at the Center for Archaeological Research and Heritage at the Université libre de Bruxelles.

Elkin, Dolores

Dolores Elkin is principal researcher at Argentina's National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and director of the underwater archaeology program at the National Institute of Anthropology and Latin American Thought.