Diversifying the picture: indigenous responses to European arrival in Cuba
There is a growing interest in cultural contact between indigenous peoples and Europeans following their arrival in the New World. In this article the authors explore local responses to European arrival in Cuba, through analysis of metalwork found in indigenous graves. These studies demonstrate that...
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doaj-b5495f9c4c8949da9f477985022e03b82021-02-02T03:41:58ZengUCL PressArchaeology International1463-17252048-41942007-09-0110374010.5334/ai.100841Diversifying the picture: indigenous responses to European arrival in CubaMarcos Martinón-Torres0Jago Cooper1Roberto Valcárcel Rojas2Thilo Rehren3UCL Institute of ArchaeologyUCL Institute of ArchaeologyDepartamento Centro-Oriental de Arqueología, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente, HolguínUCL Institute of ArchaeologyThere is a growing interest in cultural contact between indigenous peoples and Europeans following their arrival in the New World. In this article the authors explore local responses to European arrival in Cuba, through analysis of metalwork found in indigenous graves. These studies demonstrate that the local communities valued particular metals quite differently from the Europeans, as the imported materials were incorporated into pre-existing symbolic systems relating to sacred power.colonisationcolonial archaeologymetalworkmetallurgyburialgraves |
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Diversifying the picture: indigenous responses to European arrival in Cuba |
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Diversifying the picture: indigenous responses to European arrival in Cuba |
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Archaeology International |
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1463-1725 2048-4194 |
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There is a growing interest in cultural contact between indigenous peoples and Europeans following their arrival in the New World. In this article the authors explore local responses to European arrival in Cuba, through analysis of metalwork found in indigenous graves. These studies demonstrate that the local communities valued particular metals quite differently from the Europeans, as the imported materials were incorporated into pre-existing symbolic systems relating to sacred power. |
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