Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and colonial territories, the Caribbean shares a common heritage at some levels, yet at the same time there are vast historical and cultural differences. Likewise, approaches to Caribbean heritage pre...

Originally built in 1844 and rebuilt in 1907 after being gutted by fire during the 1903 water riots, the Red House has been the seat of Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament for over one hundred years. As a result of archaeological discoveries made in the basement of the Red House in March–April 2013, the Office of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago hired Basil A. Reid and his archaeological crew of local and international scholars to undertake a detailed study of the site fr...

A comprehensive overview of recent thinking, new data, syntheses, and insights into current Puerto Rican archaeologyAncient Borinquen is a re-examination of the archaeology of Puerto Rico, drawing data from beyond the boundaries of the island itself because in prehistoric times the waters between islands would not have been viewed as a boundary in the contemporary sense of the term. The last few decades have witnessed a growth of intense archaeological res...

A long sequence of social, cultural, and political processes characterizes an ever-dynamic Caribbean history. The Caribbean Basin is home to numerous linguistic and cultural traditions and fluid interactions that often map imperfectly onto former colonial and national traditions. Although much of this contact occurred within the confines of local cultural communities, regions, or islands, they nevertheless also include exchanges between islands, and in some cases, with the surrounding cont...

The Archaeology of Native North America presents the ideas, evidence, and debates regarding the initial peopling of the continent by mobile bands of hunters and gatherers and the cultural evolution of their many lines of descent over the ensuing millennia. The emergence of farming, urban centers, and complex political organization paralleled similar developments in other world areas. With the arrival of Europeans to North America and the inevitable clashes of culture, colonizers a...

Das Abenteuer geht weiter: Um ihren Vater Marius aus dem Kerker des Schwarzen Fürsten zu befreien, muss Laura Leander das große Geheimnis um das Siegel der Sieben Monde entschlüsseln, das zu den großen Mysterien der Menschheitsgeschichte zählt. Obwohl ihre Freundin Kaja und ihr Bruder Lukas ihr wieder treu zur Seite stehen, scheint ihr Unterfangen aussichtslos: Ihr kluger Mentor Professor Morgenstern, der Direktor ihrer Internatsschule, wird nämlich verdächtigt, den blinden Bibliothekar ei...

How do we prevent the next school shooting? By knowing the warning signs.Dr. Langman's timely book presents practical, research-based guidance on anticipating and preventing mass attacks. Warning Signs is for all members of a school community, including school personnel, mental health professionals, law enforcement officers, parents, and students. Drawing on lessons learned from dozens of thwarted plots and deadly attacks, Warning Signs provides t...

From Fox News medical analyst and the author of False Alarm comes a shocking exposé of the media’s coverage of the national pandemic that reinforces the notion that we must arm ourselves against fear tactics that limit our abilities to safely make decisions and protect our families in a world of uncertainty.Life for citizens of the developed world before the pandemic was safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history thanks to modern medicine, science, technology...

What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioral and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience approach—which takes into consideration basic mental processes, brain functions, and emotional behaviors that all mammals share—to locate the neural mechanisms of emotional expression. It reveals...

COVID-19 is the biggest public health and economic disaster of our time. It has posed the same threat across the globe, yet countries have responded very differently and some have clearly fared much better than others. Peter Baldwin uncovers the reasons why in this definitive account of the global politics of pandemic. He shows that how nations responded depended above all on the political tools available—how firmly could the authorities order citizens' lives and how willingly would they b...

At this challenging time in California's business for sale marketplace, it's important that owners who want to sell: 1). have the most up-to-date information needed to prepare a company for sale, 2.) use the most effective methods to find the right buyer, 3). negotiate the best possible deal, and 4). make sure the transaction doesn't get derailed prior to close of escrow. Today's market is impacted by record numbers of businesses coming up for sale as Baby Boomer owners prepare to retire, ...

Babylon zur Zeit Hammurabis: der Stadtstaat ist ein blühendes Gemeinwesen, doch die Macht Hammurabis ist bedroht. Der junge Daduschu erhält den Auftrag zu einer abenteuerlichen Reise: mit zwei Handelsschiffen soll er bis an das Ende der in Babylon bekannten Welt segeln, mit dem Siegel des Hammurabi als Schutz.Aber noch vor seiner Abreise wird ein Mordanschlag auf Daduschu verübt – seine Stellung hat ihm mächtige Feinde eingebracht. Als er nach den Tätern forscht, entdeckt er, dass ...