Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Theoretical Framework; 3. The Strata and Features; 4. The Pottery and Lithics; 5. The Ecofactual Remains; 6. San Jacinto 1 in Perspective; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; References Cited; Index
Summary
A significant work of neotropical archaeology presenting evidence of early hunter-gatherers who produced fiber-tempered ceramics. Few topics in the development of humans have prompted as much interest and debate as those of the origins of pottery and agriculture. The first appearance of pottery in any area of the world is heralded as a new stage in the progress of humans toward a more complex arrangement of thought and society. Cultures are defined and separated by the occurrence of pottery types, and the association of pottery with mobility and agriculture continues to
