This volume includes chapters by historical archaeologists engaged in
original research examining the role of the British Empire in Latin
America. The archaeology of Latin America is today a rapidly expanding
field, with new research being accomplished every day. Currently, the
vast amount of research is being focused on the Spanish Empire and its
agents' interactions with the region's indigenous peoples. Spain,
however, was not the only international power intent on colonizing and
controlling Latin America. The British Empire had a smaller albeit
significant role in the cultural history of Latin America. This history
constitutes an important piece of the historical story of Latin America.
Archaeologies of the British in Latin America presents the results of
original research and begins a dialogue about the archaeology of the
British Empire in Latin America by an international group of
archaeological scholars. Fresh insights on the complex history of
cultural interaction in one of the world's most important regions are
included. It will be of interest to historical archaeologists,
Mesoamerican archaeologists engaged in pre-contact research, Latin
American and global historians, Latin American anthropologists, material
culture specialists, cultural geographers, and others interested in the
cultural history of colonialism in general and in Latin America in
particular.
