Underwater and Coastal Archaeology in Latin America

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, and 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 Alarcn Ledesma Dalila Aldana Aranda Jess Aldana Mendoza Cruz Apestegui Cardenal Diana E. Arano Recio Letizia Arbeteta Amaru Argeso Mary Avila Peltroche Laura Bez Santos Benjamin Ballester Helena Barba-Meinecke Alexandra Biar Maickel Cceres Surez Flvio Rizzi Calippo Paulo Fernando Bava de Camargo Jos M. Capriles Laura Carrillo Mrquez Ana Castelli Claudia Castillo Nina Castillo Snchez Victoria Castro Rojas Nicols C. Ciarlo Luis V. J. Coll Richard G. Cooke Vicente Cortz Billet Gabriela Covarrubias Ale Robert de Hoop Carlos Del Cairo Hurtado Christophe Delaere Leon Derksen Salvador Domnguez-Bella Matas Dourteau Peter Eeckhout Dolores Elkin Yolanda Espinoza Morales Julieta Frere Marcelo Gabaldn Rodenas Alexander Geurds Mnica Grosso Guillermo Gutirrez Josu Guzmn Torres William J. Harvey Iris del Roco Hernndez Bautista Jos Hudtwalcker Morn Ilean Isaza-Aizpura Juan Jijn Porras Mximo Jimnez-Acosta Roberto Junco Eduardo Keldjian Marcos Labrada Ochoa Serge Lemaitre Carlos Len Amores Nicols Lira San Martn Milton Lujn Dvila Martijn Manders Josefa Mart Solano Juan G. Martn Marcial Medina Huanca Velia V. Mendoza Espaa Cristian Murray Bryan Nez Aparcana Brbara Olgun Carlos Pacheco Navarro Eduardo Pareja Sianis Jos Miguel Prez-Gmez Abiud Piz Chvez Gilson Rambelli Johan Reinhard Javier Reyes Trujeque Carla Riera Andreu Felipe Rubio Munita Marcela Seplveda Ashley Sharpe Isabel Silva Len Nicole E. Smith-Guzmn Catalina Soto Rodrguez Caroline Tilleux Irene Torreggiani Rodrigo Torres Mnica Patricia Valentini Marcelo Weissel Andrs Zuccolotto Villalobos