Author: Linares, Olga F. & Ranere, Anthony J.; editors:
Title: Adaptive Radiations in Prehistoric Panama
Description: Cambridge [MA], Peabody Museum, 1980. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xx,530 pp, Series: Harvard University, Peabody Museum Monographs No. 5.. Textual maps, photos, tables. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Defining the Problem; Introduction; From Preceramic Shelters to Large Villages & Centers: Preceramic Shelters in the Talamancan Range; Highland Agricultural Villages in the Volcan Baru Region; Coastal Settlements on the Atlantic & Pacific Sides: Ecology & Prehistory of the Aguacate Peninsula in Bocas del Toro; Ecology & Prehistory of the Chiriqui Gulf Sites; Cultural Inferences from Artifactual Remains: The Ceramic Record: Time & Place; Stone Tools & Their Interpretation; Miscellaneous Artifacts of Special Use; Cultural Inferences from Organic Remains: Plant Remains from the Chiriqui Sites & Ancient Vegetational Patterns; The Archaeological Maize Remains from Volcan Panama: A Comparative Perspective;Terrestrial Fauna from Cerro Brujo (CA-3) in Bocas del Toro & La Pitahaya ( IS-3) in Chiriqui; Aquatic Fauna & Reptiles from the Atlantic & Pacific Sites; Molluskan Fauna from Both Sides of the Isthmus; Contemporary Indian Societies in Western Panama: Notes on Guaymi Traditional Culture; Conclusions; Reports.

Keywords: New World Archaeology, Panama, Mesoamerica, Precolumbian, Prehistory, History, Archeology, Excavation Reports, Central America