Characterisation of charcoal assemblages from the ceremonial center of Tibes, Puerto Rico

Author(s): Sonia Archila Montanez; Saul Torres Orjuela

Year: 2016

Summary

Charcoal assemblages from five different excavation units dug at the ceremonial center of Tibes, Puerto Rico, have been studied in order to get information on human use and selection of woody taxa during the past. This archaeobotanical data will be related to the archaeological information which includes different features and cultural materials such as lithic artefacts, sherds, shells, human burials, and faunal remains.

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Characterisation of charcoal assemblages from the ceremonial center of Tibes, Puerto Rico. Sonia Archila Montanez, Saul Torres Orjuela. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 ( tDAR id: 403743)

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Keywords

General
Archaeobotany, Charcoal analysis, Tibes

Geographic Keywords
Caribbean

Spatial Coverage

min long: -90.747; min lat: 3.25 ; max long: -48.999; max lat: 27.683 ;