ContentsBibantilles:
la base de donnée bibliographique de l’archéologie
antillaise/
an Antillean archaeology bibliographic database
contributed by Benoit Berard 11/01, 2/02
Dans le cadre du projet collectif de recherche "Le néolithique martiniquais dans son contexte antillais" (B. Berard, Coordonnateur) un important travail de recensement bibliographique a été entrepris depuis 1995. Nous avons ainsi pu regrouper au sein d’une base de donnée informatisée 4800 références concernant l’archéologie antillaise (préhistorique et historique). Afin que nos collègues puissent bénéficier de cet outil de recherche unique nous avons décidé de mettre en ligne cette base de donnée. Vous la trouverez ainsi sur le site www.ouacabou.org Au-delà de la consultation de l’ensemble des références, ce site permet de réaliser différentes recherches spécifiques en fonction d’un ensemble de critères géographiques, chronologiques et/ou thématiques. Afin d’avoir une base constamment à jour il vous est possible sur le site d’enregistrer vos nouvelles publications ainsi que des références qui nous auraient échappé. Enfin, signalez nous toute erreur ou problème afin que nous puissions tous rapidement bénéficier d’un outil performant. Nous espérons que se nouvel outil sera utile à beaucoup d’entre-vous. (email: benoit.berard@wanadoo.fr)
Brief translations:
Bibantilles (www.ouacabou.org), la basa de datos bibliográfica sobre la arqueología del caribe, está traducido en español e inglés. Es posible registrar sus nuevas publicaciones o algunas viejas que faltan para alimentar el sitio.
Bibantilles (www.ouacabou.org), the bibligraphic database of Caribbean archaeology, is translated in English and Spanish. Online you can record the references of your new publications and those of old ones we omitted.
Data Structures and AARAD
Site-Info
contributed by Michiel Kappers 10/01, updated 12/02
As of now everybody interested can download the datastructure used within the AARAD Site-Info archaeological system, as a '.pdf' file without any costs, from the AARAD website. This datastructure and the Site-Info system itself are used as an example within the paper presented by Michiel Kappers, AARAD Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at the 19th IACA congress on Aruba. More detailed information about the AARAD Site-Info system can also be found at the AARAD website: http://www.aarad.com
As of the end of January 2003, AARAD will end its existence. When visiting the AARAD website after that, you will automatically be connected to the website of 'IN TERRIS site technics', the new format of the AARAD part of the 'QLC Group'. More details will follow on the AARAD webpage and on the new webpage www.qlcg.com, which is under construction as of December 2002.
Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink –
Directory of Researchers
information from Maximilian C. Forte 5/02
One of the recent aims of the Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink has been
to create a directory of researchers whose interests relate to the
broadest possible understanding of Caribbean aboriginal societies,
cultures, histories, etc. That Directory has now been created and is
available online at the following locations:
CAC: http://www.centrelink.org/Researchers.html
or, for the plain text version, see:
http://www.kacike.org/cac-ike/Researchers.html
Also, the page can be accessed by going to the front page of the CAC, then follow the link to "Reference Resources", and then click on "Directory of Researchers". See the front pages at: http://www.centrelink.org and http://www.kacike.org/cac-ike/
Please note that the directory is by no means "complete". We are awaiting and inviting further entries. Should you wish to add an entry, see the instructions on the Directory itself, or use our specialised entry form at: http://www.formsite.com/First_Nations/form439715994/index.html We kindly ask that you aim to keep as consistent with other entries as possible when creating your own entry.
The current entries already indicate a wealth of perspectives, experiences, training, interests, and so forth. Yet, we never hear from some researchers! Please, when you have time, why not send us a note indicating "what’s new" in your field, your current research projects with a summary of your arguments/ findings, or something that can help to educate online readers. I will be happy to publish these in The CAC Review.
A reminder about our e-journal: KACIKE: The Journal of Caribbean Amerindian History and Anthropology is available at http://www.kacike.org
Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink – Carbet-List
information from Maximilian C. Forte 12/01
The Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink announces the re-established CARBET-LIST: Discussion List on Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean. You are invited to subscribe to this discussion list, bringing together scholars and activists interested in the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.
Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean, past and present, are at the focus of this discussion list. A considerable amount of archaeological research has been conducted on the pre-colonial societies of the Caribbean and this list particularly welcomes archaeologists as well as those with an interest in the colonial history of indigenous populations of the Caribbean. Moreover, contemporary indigenous populations, which have long been neglected in the social science literature on the Caribbean, have been attracting the interest of scholars especially over the past ten to twenty years. A significant number of activists identifying with an indigenous Caribbean heritage have also made their presence felt on the Internet over the past decade, another example of the ongoing revival and revitalization of Caribbean indigenous identities and communities.
This is the only list of its kind that offers a central forum for bringing all these interests together in discussion with one another. The scope of CARBET-L includes populations that are now commonly referred to as Taino, Carib, Arawak, and Garifuna, stretching from Belize, through Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, down to Dominica, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Guyanas. CARBET-L seeks to fulfill the aims of the Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink in not just organizing and providing online content, but in also building a community of common discussion interests. The manager of this unmoderated list is Maximilian Forte, an editor at the Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink, who obtained his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Adelaide, Australia, based on field research centred on the Carib Community in the Borough of Arima, Trinidad.
All subscribers to CARBET-LIST will receive a copy of The CAC Review (the Newsletter of the Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink) via the list, as do the current subscribers to the newsletter. Moreover, all members of the list will be invited to post any articles, essays, or reviews in the newsletter, which is also published online at http://www.centrelink.org/Review.html
Messages posted to the list will not appear simultaneously on a Website, and no provision has yet been made for an archive of message postings. As a second best alternative, those wishing to post messages that are also publicly visible can duplicate those messages on the message board of the Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink, known as "The Discussion Forum" and located at http://www.centrelink.org/Discussion.html (please follow the appropriate link therein).
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE:
HOW TO POST MESSAGES TO THE LIST:
Post messages by sending your email to: carbet-l@centrelink.org Everybody on the list will receive your message when posted to that email address. If you simply reply to the sender of a message on the list, then no one on the list will be able to read your reply except the person to whom you are replying.
Necrología
información proveida por Lourdes Domínguez y otros 10/01
Dos investigadores, que pueden considerarse entre los más importantes de la arqueología cubana y caribeña de todos los tiempos, murieron en 2001:
Falleció el 24 de septiembre de 2001, debido a una larga enfermedad, el Dr. Manuel Rivero de la Calle, antropólogo físico, arqueólogo, y profesor de la Universidad de la Habana. Dejó una obra vasta de repercución mundial y fue un hombre muy querido en el medio cubano.
Falleció el 26 de septiembrede 2001, de un infarto, el Dr. José Manuel Guarch Delmonte, maestro y destacado arqueólogo cubano quien había fundado los departamentos de Arqueología en la Habana y en el Holguín. Trabajó con la Academia de Ciencias más de 35 años y fue el descubridor del famoso sitio El Chorro de Maita.
Obituaries (translated from the above)
Two outstanding researchers in the archaeology of Cuba and the Caribbean passed away during 2001:
Dr. Manuel Rivero de la Calle died on September 24, 2001, after a long illness. As an archaeologist, physical anthropologist, and professor at the University of Havana, he leaves a written legacy of far-reaching significance, and he was well loved in Cuba.
Dr. José Manuel Guarch Delmonte died on September 26, 2001. He was distinguished as an archaeological scholar, teacher, and founder of departments of archaeology in Havana and Holguín. He worked in the Academy of Sciences for more than 35 years and discovered the famous site El Chorro de Maita.
New MA Programme at University
of Bristol, UK
contributed by Dan Hicks 2/02
The Department of Archaeology at the University of Bristol announces a new taught Masters programme (M.A.) in Historical Archaeology of the Modern World (AD 1500-2000), beginning October 2002.
BACKGROUND: Over the past 30 years, academic interest in the archaeology of the 'post medieval', 'later historical' or 'modern' period (1500-2000 AD) has radically shifted. From a series of smaller disciplines - clay pipe studies, garden archaeology and industrial archaeology - an increasingly coherent and confident discipline, international in perspective, has developed, especially in the USA and Australia. The legislative provisions for archaeology and heritage management around the world have defined modern archaeological remains as of equal importance with earlier material. Meanwhile the contribution of archaeological evidence to our understanding of the development of the modern world, has been recognised by other disciplines, such as economic and social history, art history, and anthropology. This course is a response to this sea change in the boundaries of archaeology.
DETAILS: The programme may be taken as full-time study (one year) or part-time (two years, UK and EU residents only). This course aims to combine a broad academic content with sound and detailed practical elements, and to provide a sound basis for a career in professional archaeology and heritage management/CRM anywhere in the world, or for further academic research. The Archaeology Department at Bristol is home to a young, exciting, international and rapidly expanding graduate school in archaeology. Bristol makes a natural home for a taught course in the new global historical archaeology. It was in Bristol that the meeting in autumn 1963 was held which led to the formation of the Post-Medieval Ceramic Research Group - which was to grow into the Society for Post Medieval Archaeology (SPMA) three years later. Bristol's role as a key city in the development of the medieval and post-medieval Atlantic world also makes it an appropriate location.
PROGRAMME DIRECTORS: Dr. Mark Horton (Reader in Archaeology, Head of Department) and Professor Mick Aston BA, FSA, MIFA (Professor of Landscape Archaeology). One of the main strengths of this taught course is that it draws upon a wide range of specialists of national and international standing from other Universities and professional organisations, who will teach the components of each Unit.
Full details of the Masters programme are online at
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Archaeology/research/histarch.html
For further details please contact: Dan.Hicks@bristol.ac.uk or
Julie.Shackleford@bris.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0) 117 954 6070.
[In an update of November 2002, Dan Hicks reported that the M.A. programme
is underway, and fieldwork is ongoing in St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Bermuda,
and Panama. - editor]
Reunión 2003 de la SMA
explorará tema de las Antillas
sometido por Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez 7/02
En el verano de 2003 se llevará a cabo la XXVII Mesa Redonda de la Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología (SMA) en la ciudad de Xalapa, Veracruz. La temática girará en torno a Las Antillas y la costa del Golfo.
Es una fascinante oportunidad para que se conozca en México lo que se está haciendo en las Antillas y viceversa. Tenemos mucho que aportar en una reunión de esta envergadura para América Latina, pero también se podrá interaccionar en un contexto académico poco aprovechado por los arqueólogos caribeñistas. Esta actividad permitirá expandir nuestras "esferas de interaccion," y no se duda que será muy beneficioso para todos los que concurran allí. La actividad podrá ser una reunión de gran trascendencia si todos los que trabajan en las Antillas utilizan este nuevo espacio de acción. Si la respuesta de los caribeñistas es favorable, se podrá entonces establecer contactos en México para coordinar la creación de diversos simposios y para que pueda haber traducción simultánea de ser necesario.
La página de la SMA es la siguiente:
http://morgan.iia.unam.mx/usr/sma/index.html
A través de ella, se lanzará la convocatoria oficial de la
reunión. Aún no se sabe la fecha.
Chacmool Conference 2003
information from Iosif Moravetz 12/02
The 37th Annual Chacmool Conference, entitled "Flowing through Time: Exploring Archaeology through Humans and their Aquatic Environment", will be held November 12-16, 2003, at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The conference organizers wish to solicit papers from those interested in participating in a session on Caribbean Archaeology. By early January 2003 there will be a web site allowing for online registration and "call for papers/posters" forms. At that time a second general email will be sent out with the web site address and further information regarding the conference. Email contact address: chacmool@ucalgary.ca
MAC Conference held in Havana,
October 2002
reported by Birgit Faber Morse, 12/02; advance information from Jay
Haviser, 7/02
In early July, 2002, all IACA members with email were sent an invitation to participate in the 14th Annual Meeting of the Museums Association of the Caribbean (MAC) held in Havana, Cuba, October 21-27, 2002. This year’s theme was "Museums and Cultural Identity: Bridging the Gap". MAC members worked with numerous Cuban cultural and government entities to make this year’s conference noteworthy and provide an excellent perspective of Havana. The Cuban museums participating in the conference were pleased to share their research and Cuba’s rich cultural heritage with the members of MAC.
Six IACA archaeologists participated: Jay Haviser from Curaçao, Reg Murphy from Antigua, and from the USA, Steven Hackenberger, Birgit Faber Morse, David Watters and Greg Wilson. The conference was held at the old restored Convento de San Francisco de Asis in Old Havana. It began with a reception for participants, followed by the opening ceremony with welcome remarks by MAC’s president Jay Haviser and by Marta Arjona, Director of the Cuban National Council on Cultural Heritage. Thereafter followed a concert in the Basílica that was open to the public. The first day finished with a reception at the Museo Napoleónico and an Inaugural Exhibition at the Casa de las Americas, dedicated to the Caribbean.
The following day started the first of four work sessions, with talks given in Spanish and English with simultaneous translation. Two IACA members gave presentations, Jay Haviser on "African Heritage Tourism and Ethical Standards for Museums" and David Watters on "Museums and Culture: Two-way Traffic on the Bridge". Among the museums visited were the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts) and the Museo de la Ciudad (Havana´s City Museum), where participants were invited to receptions. Several of the IACA members also visited the Montané Anthropological Museum at the University of Havana where, among other artifacts, famous Taíno wood carvings are preserved and displayed. The keynote speaker at the closing ceremony was Eusebio Leal Spengler, the Havana City Historian, and the closing remarks were given by the newly elected MAC president, Larry Armory from St. Kitts.
The conference was well organized and our Cuban hosts most hospitable. There was ample time for discussions between all the Caribbean museums people. One can only hope that a future IACA congress could be held in Havana.
Tondela Group, for the study of
Portuguese faience and its dispersal
information from Tania Andrade Lima 1/02
With the participation of Brazilian archaeologists in the 2000 Medieval and Post-Medieval Ceramics Meeting held at Tondela, Portugal, researchers raised a variety of issues related to the occurrence of Portuguese faience at various historical sites in Brazil, seeking further input for their analyses, due to the lack of information available on pottery produced in Portugal for everyday use and exported to Brazil in abundance during the XVII and XVIII centuries. During this meeting, the clear and pressing need appeared for a study on the worldwide dissemination of Portuguese faience. Subsequent to further discussions at the 2001 Congress of the Brazilian Archaeology Society, those present firmed the idea of establishing a study group specializing in investigations in greater depth of Portuguese faience as it spread throughout its overseas colonies and the countries with which Portugal maintained trade relations.
As a result, what is provisionally being called the Tondela Group announces its effective formation. We ask all those interested to kindly contact us at the following e-mail address: arqueoz@uol.com.br Above all, we would like to hear about the kinds of projects being developed in this field. Papers to be presented at a special session of the Medieval and Post-Medieval Ceramics Meeting to be held in Tondela, Portugal, in October, 2002, are focused on mapping the occurrence of Portuguese faience outside Portugal and classifying the discoveries that are being made, so that we can build up a profile of research projects currently underway.
Caribbean Shell Archaeology: Toward
a Future of Cooperative Research
contributed by Marlene S. Linville 12/01
Following the XIXth Congress of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology, the first meeting of the Caribbean Shell Archaeology (CSA) working group was convened at the Marriott Resort, Aruba, on July 29th, 2001. Below is a summary of the background, goals, and organizational activities of the group. All interested persons are invited to join in this effort toward cooperative research.
Caribbean Shell Archaeology: The Formative Period
The idea for the foundation of a group dedicated to the study of Caribbean shell archaeology emerged in New York City in April, 2000, in the context of a discussion between Ramón Dacal Moure of the University of Havana, and Reynold C. Kerr, photographer for the "Shell Industry of Aruba Project"of the Archaeological Museum of Aruba. Ramón was in the US to present "The Shell Industry: Techniques of Construction" to the Society for American Archaeology in Philadelphia, 2000. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Ramón did not make it all the way to the SAA meeting. (He arrived in New York at 7:00 am, just one hour before his SAA session was scheduled to begin in Philadelphia.) After regretfully reporting the news to those who had come to meet Ramón in Philadelphia, and reading his paper in his absence, I returned to New York to join in on the very lively discussion already underway.
Ramón and I subsequently decided to set down some ideas, which we presented to others, among them IACA president Jay Haviser, who supported the idea, and David Watters, who quickly expressed his enthusiasm and suggested still others who might also be interested. Arminda C. Ruiz of the Archaeological Museum of Aruba also pledged her support. In addition, as Chair of the Organizing Committee for the XIXth IACA Congress, she also provided an opportunity to invite the participation of IACA members by facilitating the first meeting for those interested in archaeological shell research.
In June, 2001, Ramón was again in New York – this time on a brief holiday from the cooperative research on Caribbean shell that he was conducting with David Watters at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. This gave us the opportunity to send the following message reiterating some of the aims of the emerging group:
Dear colleagues and friends:
The "Group for Caribbean Archaeological Studies" that began its formation in April of the year 2000, in the city of New York, has been well received by various archaeologists interested in combining efforts to develop the field of research that focuses on the shell industry.
The fundamental purposes, according to the demonstrated interest would be:
- To establish a working relationship among Caribbean archaeologists interested in knowing more about the shell industry and its potential to advance our knowledge of the Pre-Columbian cultures of the area.
- To achieve a common methodology for the study of shell, one that will be developed gradually, but will be grounded in traditional approaches to: form, techniques of construction, and function of the objects either as tools, ornaments or symbolic pieces related to the general thought of the cultures being studied.
- To prepare a center for bibliographical information on the topic that unites the general literature with the most recent information from archaeology and other disciplines that offer technological approaches that could potentially improve our understanding of the shell industry. To this end, we will take advantage of the current communication systems.
- To prepare a common terminology, in the three main languages used in the Caribbean: English, Spanish and French.
- To make seminars, workshops or any reasonable system of investigation/teaching, with the purpose of establishing a structure for the study of the shell industry.
- To create a collegiate address in the island of Aruba and to name representatives who, in their respective areas, will communicate the goals of the group to colleagues who may be interested in this collaborative project.
- To channel finances toward studies of the shell industry, be they from private or state funding sources.
We are communicating these general ideas to you with the goal of addressing them further during the IACA Congress in Aruba, particularly during the special session scheduled on July 29th at 10:00 AM.
Ramón Dacal Moure
Havana, CubaMarlene S. Linville
New York, NY USA
The Inaugural Meeting of the Caribbean Shell Archaeology Group
The meeting was called to order by the Chair of the XIXth IACA Congress, Arminda C. Ruiz of the Archaeological Museum Aruba. After welcoming the members and presenting a summary of the AMA’s ongoing "Shell Industry of Aruba Project" she introduced Ramón Dacal of the University of Havana, who stressed the need for collaborative efforts in the study of archaeological shell material as the impetus for the formation of the group.
Both Ramón and Marlene advocated the establishment of a research center dedicated to the study of archaeological shell of the Caribbean in Aruba, a country that has demonstrated leadership in international, collaborative efforts in archaeological research. (For an outstanding example see The Archaeology of Aruba: The Tanki Flip Site, edited by Aad Versteeg and Stéphen Rostain, 1997.) Marlene suggested that such a center, which would provide a repository for literature on archaeological shell research would not only support current research efforts, but would also encourage graduate students (who might otherwise be frustrated by the general lack of reference materials) to pursue archaeological shell research interests. Although it was generally recognized that a bit more groundwork would be required before a location could be designated, there was a general consensus within the group that:
In the interim, members agreed to cooperate in efforts to centralize resources by forwarding available publications to Arminda C. Ruiz and by providing reference information to supplement a bibliography that will be posted on the Internet by Marlene Linville.
IACA president Jay Haviser pledged his support and offered several helpful suggestions, one of which was that we establish a name for the group. After an open discussion, the members voted to adopt the name proposed by newly-elected IACA director, Jim Petersen: Caribbean Shell Archaeology. Many others also openly contributed their ideas for cooperative efforts to advance knowledge in the field, including David Watters of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who has long been an advocate for (and active participant in) international collaboration and Nathalie Serrand, who discussed the importance of ICAZ for shell research and informed the group of that organization’s upcoming conference. Among the many other members offering helpful suggestions were Lourdes Domínguez, Birgit Faber Morse, Peter Harris, Emily Lundberg, Elizabeth Righter, Marisol Rodríguez, and Aad Versteeg. In addition, Marlene Linville reported on the suggestions offered by Bill Keegan, who was unable to attend the inaugural meeting due to scheduling conflicts.
Following Jay Haviser’s proposal to establish an organizing committee, Ramón Dacal, Marlene S. Linville, Marisol Rodríguez, Arminda Ruiz, and Nathalie Serrand agreed to lay the groundwork toward collaborative research in the study of archaeological shell material. (All agreed that the language abilities of Marisol and Nathalie would be invaluable in the effort to fulfill IACA’s commitment to tri-lingual information exchange.) The motion to establish these members as the organizing committee was seconded and passed by a vote of the founding members.
CSA Post Congress Update
Cooperative Efforts
Cooperative efforts continued immediately following the initial meeting when David Watters, Aad Versteeg, and Stephen Rostain traveled to a site in Savaneta with members of the "Shell Industry of Aruba Project" (including Ramón Dacal, Fransisco Croes, Marlene S. Linville, and photographer Rey Kerr). Their suggestions for the proposed excavation were much appreciated by the Aruba team.
CSA Center
Since the Congress, the idea of establishing a center for Caribbean Shell Archaeology in Aruba has received considerable attention in the press. The title of an article that appeared August 9, 2001, on the front page of Aruba Today suggested that "Aruba could become center for Caribbean shell archeology". This was just one of many articles in the Aruba Press that featured the group and its goals.
CSA members and supporters are asked to forward copies of publications and questions or suggestions about the research center to Organizing Committee member, Arminda C. Ruiz:
Arminda C. Ruiz
Archaeological Museum of Aruba
J. Irausquinplein 2-A
Oranjestad, ARUBA
e-mail: arqueo@setarnet.aw
Website: CSA-ACC.org
Using the name chosen by the members (and its French and Spanish counterparts), a website was immediately obtained for the group. Although the site (CSA-ACC.org) is still under construction, Professor Thomas McGovern, Hunter College/CUNY Graduate Center has already invited the CSA group to link its website to that of the North Atlantic BioCultural Organization (NABO) and is recommending the same for the ICAZ site. Any suggestions regarding website content are both encouraged and appreciated. Members are asked to direct inquiries, suggestions or concerns regarding the group and/or website to Organizing Committee members Marlene S. Linville (e-mail: shellarchaeology@aol.com), Marisol Rodríguez, or Nathalie Serrand. Note that links to members of the organizing committee will be provided directly on the CSA-ACC.org website when it is launched.
On behalf of the CSA Organizing Committee, I want to thank all of those who have contributed their time, energy and creativity to the formation and on-going productivity of the Caribbean Shell Archaeology group. We all look forward to working with you to advance our collective knowledge of archaeological shell material in the Caribbean.
Marlene S. Linville,
Organizing Committee, Caribbean Shell Archaeology
Below are Spanish and French versions of the letter stating the original goals of the group:
El "Grupo de Estudios Arqueológicos del Caribe" que comenzó su formación en Abril del año 2000, en la ciudad de Nueva York, ha recibido el visto bueno de diversos arqueólogos que están interesados en comparar sus esfuerzos en desarrollar los estudios sobre la industria de concha.
Los propositos fundamentales, segun el interés demostrado serian:
- Establecer una relación de trabajo entre arqueólogos del Caribe, interesados en conocer mas sobre las posibilidades de la industria de concha, para el mejor conocimiento de las culturas Precolombinas del área.
- Lograr una metódica comun para el estudio de la concha, la que se establecerá en aproximaciones sucesivas. Se partirá de la experiencia tradicional sobre: formas, técnicas de construcción y usos de las piezas; ya sea como herramientas, ornamentos o piezas simbolicas relacionadas con el pensamiento general de las culturas que se estudian.
- Preparar un centro de informacción bibliográfica sobre el tema, que una la literatura general con la información mas reciente, arqueológica y de otras disciplinas, cuya tecnolgía aporta nuevas posibilidades para el mejor conocimiento de la industria de concha. Para lo cual se aprovechará las facilidades de los sistemas actuales de comunicación.
- Preparar una terminología comun, en los tres idiomas mas usados en el Caribe: Ingles, Español y Frances.
- Hacer seminarios, talleres o cualquier sistema razonable de investigación – docencia, con el fin de establecer una sistemática para el estudio de la industria de concha.
- Crear una dirección colegiada en la isla de Aruba y nombrar representates del grupo en las áreas donde se cuente con colegas interesados en este proyecto de colaboracción.
- Canalizar financiamientos hacia los estudios sobre la industria de concha a partir de fondos privados o estatales.
Les comunicamos estes ideas generales con el fin de tratar el tema durante el Congreso de Arqueología de la IACA en Aruba y imediatemente después (el 29 de Julio, 10:00 AM).
Ramón Dacal Moure
Havana, CubaMarlene S. Linville
New York, NY USA
Le Groupe d’Etudes Archéologiques des Caraïbes qui a débuté ses activités en Avril de l’an 2000 à New York a reçu l’approbation de divers archéologues qui sont intéressés pour comparer leurs efforts pour le développement de l’industrie des coquillages.
Les propos fondamentaux, selon l’intérêt démontré, seront:
1. Etablir des relations de travail entre les archéologues des Caraïbes, intéressés pour connaître plus sur les possibilités de l’industrie des coquillages, pour une meilleure connaissance de la culture de la zone prècolombienne.
- Avoir une méthodologie commune pour l’étude des coquillages qui doit être établie par approximations successives. On débutera par l’expérience traditionnelle sur: forme, techniques de constructions en utilisant les objets; comme les outils, ornements ou pièces symboliques relationnés avec la pensée générale de la culture de ces études.
- Préparer un centre d’informations bibliographiques sur le thème, qui unit la littérature générale avec les informations plus récentes, sur l’archéologie et les autres disciplines, telle que les récentes technologies qui nous apportent de nouvelles possibilités pour une meilleure connaissance de l’industrie des coquillages. Par la fin, on profitera des facilités des systèmes actuelles de communication.
- Préparer une terminologie commune dans les trois langues les plus utilisées dans les Caraïbes: Anglais, Espagnole et Français.
- Organiser des séminaires, des ateliers, ou quelques systèmes raisonnables d’investigation-docenté, à fin d’établir une systèmatique pour les études de l’industrie des coquillages.
- Créer une direction collégiale dans l’Ile d’Aruba,et nommer des représentants du Groupe dans les zones où on trouve des collègues intéressés sur ce projet de collaboration.
- Canaliser les fonds pour les études sur l’industrie des coquillages à partir de financements privés ou d’Etat.
On vous communique cette idée générale à fin de traiter ce thème durant le Congrés d’Archéologie de la IACA à Aruba et sera discuté immédiatement (le 29 juillet 2001, 10:00 AM)
Ramón Dacal Moure
Havana, CubaMarlene S. Linville
New York, NY USA
Updated: 10 March 2003