John Rathbone Oliver
Biographic Data
| ID | 128155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Rathbone Oliver |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Rathbone |
| FAMILY NAME | Oliver |
| SIGNATURE | OLIVER J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8270-1083 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1928 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Identifying the Ceramics of Multiethnic Communities in Lowland South America
This study investigates technical traditions of pottery production at two archaeological sites, Picure (ca. 310–1480 CE) and Rabo de Cochino (ca. 100 BCE–1440 CE), in the Middle Orinoco River region near the Colombia–Venezuela border. The chaînes opératoires of multiple technical traditions are reconstructed. Petrographic, geochemical, and macrotrace analyses distinguish local from non-local production and identify hybridized technical traditions…
Monumental snake engravings of the Orinoco River
Rock art of the Middle and Upper Orinoco River in South America is characterised by some of the largest and most enigmatic engravings in the world, including snakes exceeding 40m in length. Here, the authors map the geographic distribution of giant snake motifs and assess the visibility of this serpentine imagery within the Orinoco landscape and Indigenous myths. Occupying prominent outcrops that were visible from great distances, the authors arg…
Pre-Columbian South America
Beads and Stamps in the Middle Orinoco
The area of the Atures Rapids in the Middle Orinoco River (Venezuela), where multiple Indigenous communities gathered to trade goods, has been identified as a prominent center of commerce since early colonial times. However, the exchange activities taking place there between local and nonlocal actors before European colonization are poorly understood, based only on the ethnohistoric record. This article presents an archaeometric analysis of stone…
Archaeology in the 4ures Rapids of the Middle Orinoco, Venezuela
This paper briefly reports on the initial results of a new Leverhulme-sponsored four-year archaeological project (RPG 234- 2014) centred on the Átures Rapids area of the Middle Orinoco River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (Fig. 1). The Cotúa Island Reflexive Archaeology Project seeks to establish the longue durée historical processes that by early colonial times culminated in the region’s reputation for being a key crossroads – where diverse ethno-li…
Prehistoric settlements in the Caribbean
Mesoamerican arch aeology has fo cused mainly on th e ancient civilizations of the mainland, but kn owledge of early settlement, society and economy in th e Caribbean islands is essential for our understanding of th e prehistory of the region as a wh ole
Dark Shamans. Kanaimá And the Poetics of Violent Death
Book Review| October 01 2004 Dark Shamans. Kanaimá And the Poetics of Violent Death By Neil L. Whitehead. (Durham, nc: Duke University Press, 2002. 252 pp.,notes, works cited, index. $59.95 cloth, $19.95 paper.) José R. Oliver José R. Oliver Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2004) 51 (4): 854–857. https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-51-4-854 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplem…
El centro ceremonial de Caguana, Puerto Rico
Using a multidisciplinary approach (archaeology, ethnohistory, linguistics, anthropology, and art history) Oliver explores the nature of Taino political-religious power using Caguana's ceremonial space and iconography as its primary context, and further looks into the implications of Caguana for understanding the development and functioning of chiefdom-level societies in Puerto Rico
Monte Verde
The Criminal
Fear
Beads and Stamps in the Middle Orinoco
The area of the Atures Rapids in the Middle Orinoco River (Venezuela), where multiple Indigenous communities gathered to trade goods, has been identified as a prominent center of commerce since early colonial times. However, the exchange activities taking place there between local and nonlocal actors before European colonization are poorly understood, based only on the ethnohistoric record. This article presents an archaeometric analysis of stone…
El centro ceremonial de Caguana, Puerto Rico
Using a multidisciplinary approach (archaeology, ethnohistory, linguistics, anthropology, and art history) Oliver explores the nature of Taino political-religious power using Caguana's ceremonial space and iconography as its primary context, and further looks into the implications of Caguana for understanding the development and functioning of chiefdom-level societies in Puerto Rico
Identifying the Ceramics of Multiethnic Communities in Lowland South America
This study investigates technical traditions of pottery production at two archaeological sites, Picure (ca. 310–1480 CE) and Rabo de Cochino (ca. 100 BCE–1440 CE), in the Middle Orinoco River region near the Colombia–Venezuela border. The chaînes opératoires of multiple technical traditions are reconstructed. Petrographic, geochemical, and macrotrace analyses distinguish local from non-local production and identify hybridized technical traditions…
Monumental snake engravings of the Orinoco River
Rock art of the Middle and Upper Orinoco River in South America is characterised by some of the largest and most enigmatic engravings in the world, including snakes exceeding 40m in length. Here, the authors map the geographic distribution of giant snake motifs and assess the visibility of this serpentine imagery within the Orinoco landscape and Indigenous myths. Occupying prominent outcrops that were visible from great distances, the authors arg…
Fear
The Criminal
Monte Verde
El centro ceremonial de Caguana, Puerto Rico
Using a multidisciplinary approach (archaeology, ethnohistory, linguistics, anthropology, and art history) Oliver explores the nature of Taino political-religious power using Caguana's ceremonial space and iconography as its primary context, and further looks into the implications of Caguana for understanding the development and functioning of chiefdom-level societies in Puerto Rico
Dark Shamans. Kanaimá And the Poetics of Violent Death
Book Review| October 01 2004 Dark Shamans. Kanaimá And the Poetics of Violent Death By Neil L. Whitehead. (Durham, nc: Duke University Press, 2002. 252 pp.,notes, works cited, index. $59.95 cloth, $19.95 paper.) José R. Oliver José R. Oliver Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2004) 51 (4): 854–857. https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-51-4-854 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplem…
Prehistoric settlements in the Caribbean
Mesoamerican arch aeology has fo cused mainly on th e ancient civilizations of the mainland, but kn owledge of early settlement, society and economy in th e Caribbean islands is essential for our understanding of th e prehistory of the region as a wh ole
Archaeology in the 4ures Rapids of the Middle Orinoco, Venezuela
This paper briefly reports on the initial results of a new Leverhulme-sponsored four-year archaeological project (RPG 234- 2014) centred on the Átures Rapids area of the Middle Orinoco River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (Fig. 1). The Cotúa Island Reflexive Archaeology Project seeks to establish the longue durée historical processes that by early colonial times culminated in the region’s reputation for being a key crossroads – where diverse ethno-li…
Pre-Columbian South America
Beads and Stamps in the Middle Orinoco
The area of the Atures Rapids in the Middle Orinoco River (Venezuela), where multiple Indigenous communities gathered to trade goods, has been identified as a prominent center of commerce since early colonial times. However, the exchange activities taking place there between local and nonlocal actors before European colonization are poorly understood, based only on the ethnohistoric record. This article presents an archaeometric analysis of stone…
Monumental snake engravings of the Orinoco River
Rock art of the Middle and Upper Orinoco River in South America is characterised by some of the largest and most enigmatic engravings in the world, including snakes exceeding 40m in length. Here, the authors map the geographic distribution of giant snake motifs and assess the visibility of this serpentine imagery within the Orinoco landscape and Indigenous myths. Occupying prominent outcrops that were visible from great distances, the authors arg…
Identifying the Ceramics of Multiethnic Communities in Lowland South America
This study investigates technical traditions of pottery production at two archaeological sites, Picure (ca. 310–1480 CE) and Rabo de Cochino (ca. 100 BCE–1440 CE), in the Middle Orinoco River region near the Colombia–Venezuela border. The chaînes opératoires of multiple technical traditions are reconstructed. Petrographic, geochemical, and macrotrace analyses distinguish local from non-local production and identify hybridized technical traditions…
Geography (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Historical Studies in Central America (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (2 works)