TY - BOOK ID - 77869535 TI - Archaeology at La Isabela AU - Deagan, Kathleen A AU - Cruxent, José María PY - 2002 SN - 128172257X 9786611722579 030013391X 9780300133912 9780300090413 0300090412 9781281722577 PB - New Haven Yale University Press DB - UniCat KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Spaniards KW - Indians KW - First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners KW - Spanish people KW - Ethnology KW - Archaeological digs KW - Archaeological excavations KW - Digs (Archaeology) KW - Excavation sites (Archaeology) KW - Ruins KW - Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) KW - Archaeology KW - Antiquities. KW - First contact with Europeans. KW - La Isabela (Dominican Republic) KW - Dominican Republic KW - Isabela, La (Dominican Republic) KW - Isabella (Dominican Republic) KW - History. KW - Isabela Site (Castillo de La Isabela, Dominican Republic) KW - Isabella Site (Castillo de La Isabela, Dominican Republic) KW - Villa de La Isabela Site (Castillo de La Isabela, Dominican Republic) KW - Antiquities KW - Excavations (Archaeology) -- Dominican Republic.. KW - Spaniards -- Dominican Republic -- Antiquities.. KW - Indians -- First contact with Europeans.. KW - La Isabela (Dominican Republic) -- History.. KW - Dominican Republic -- Antiquities. KW - First contact (Anthropology) KW - First contact with Europeans KW - First contact with other peoples. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77869535 AB - In this important book, Kathleen Deagan and José María Cruxent present detailed technical documentation of their ten-year archaeological excavation of La Isabela, America's first colony. The artifacts and material remains of the town offer rich material for comparative research into Euro-American cultural and material development during the crucial transition from the medieval era to the Renaissance. The period when La Isabela was in existence witnessed great innovation and change in many areas of technology. The archaeological evidence of La Isabela's architecture, weaponry, numismatics, pottery, and metallurgy can be precisely dated, helping to chart the sequence of this change and revealing much that is new about late medieval technology. The authors' archaeological research also provides a foundation for their insights into the reasons for the demise of La Isabela. ER -