Prehistoric migration in the Caribbean: Past perspectives, new models and the ideal free distribution of West Indian colonization

World Archaeology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 569-589

  Giovas, Christina M ^a   Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Human behavioural ecology; Ideal free distribution; Island colonization; Migration; Prehistoric seafaring

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLONIZATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION; PREHISTORIC;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 84904083354     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2014.933123     Document Type: Article

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