The Tainos: rise & decline of the people who greeted Columbus

Ch. I. Introduction. The Natural Setting. The Tainos. Neighboring Ethnic Groups. Conclusions

Ch. II. The Ancestries of the Tainos. Cultural Ancestry. Linguistic Ancestry. Biological Ancestry. Conclusions

Ch. III. The Peopling of the West Indies. The Casimiroid Peoples, 4000-400 B.C. The Ortoiroid Peoples, 2000-400 B.C. The Ortoiroid-Casimiroid Frontier, 1000-400 B.C. Conclusions

Ch. IV. The First Repeopling. The Saladoid Peoples, 2000 B.C.-600 A.D. The Saladoid-Casimiroid Frontier, 200 B.C.-600 A.D. The Western Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1500. Conclusions

Ch. V. The Emergence of the Tainos. The Central Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1500. The Eastern Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1640. Beyond the Eastern Frontier, 600-1640. Conclusions

Ch. VI. The Second Repeopling. The Voyages of Columbus, 1492-1504. Conquest, 1494-1797. Survival and Revival, 1524 On. Conclusions

Epilogue: The Tainos' Role in the Columbian Exchange. Biological Traits. Cultural Traits. Linguistic Traits. Conclusions.