Fish communities and populations during the post-Saladoid period (AD 600/800-1500), Anguilla, Lesser Antilles

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 588-599

  Carder, Nanny ^a   Reitz, Elizabeth J ^b   Crock, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anguilla; Caribbean Zooarchaeology; Overfishing; Post Saladoid

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXPLOITATION; FISH; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OVERFISHING;

ANGUILLA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES;

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845479855     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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