O ne of the central goals of archaeology is the definition of regional cultural succes- sion. The works of Kidder (1915, 1916, 1917), Kroeber (1916a, 1916b, 1919), Ford (1938, 1949, 1954a), and Childe (1925, 1929), among oth- ers, stand as paramount examples of what came to be known as Culture History. 1 Since at least the 1960s, archaeologists of the Processual and Post- processual schools have purported to have moved their research programs beyond the normative sequencing of material remains and people through time and across space. Yet, as Lyman and col- leagues (1997:1) have noted, “those [culture his- torical] principles are still so ingrained in our thinking that we often fail to realize that we use them day in and day out as we go about our research and teaching.” In this paper, we present a critique of the con- tinued uncritical use of the products of Culture His- tory in archaeological research. To do so, we examine one aspect (i.e., the Cuevas style of the Cedrosan Saladoid subseries) of the culture history of the Caribbean. In doing so, we attempt to illus- trate the limitations that this practice imposes on understandings of the lifeways of past peoples. In the end, this work is intended to be a self-critical assessment of the shortcomings of Caribbean archaeology vis-à-vis issues inherent in that region’s dominant culture-history framework. Moreover, it aims to provide an example for Caribbeanists, and NEW QUESTIONS AND OLD PARADIGMS: REEXAMINING CARIBBEAN CULTURE HISTORY William J. Pestle, L. Antonio Curet, Reniel Rodríguez Ramos, and Miguel Rodríguez López One of the central goals of archaeology is the definition of regional cultural succession. Since at least the 1960s, archae- ology has purported to have moved beyond the strictures of Culture History, and yet the constructs of that paradigm (styles, periods, cultures) continue to be used routinely. This work aims to show that by doing so, one is still implicitly subscribing to that theoretical perspective’s assumptions and biases. In the end, this article is intended to be a self-critical assessment of the shortcomings of Caribbean archaeology vis-à-vis issues inherent in that region’s dominant culture-history frame- work. Moreover, it aims to provide an example for Caribbeanists, and archaeologists working in other regions, of the value of moving beyond the products, and not just beyond the term, Culture History. Definir la sucesión de culturas a niveles regionales ha formado, y en muchos casos sigue formando, una de las metas cen- trales de la arqueología. Desde por lo menos los 1960s, la arqueología ha reclamado que ha superado las limitaciones del paradigma de Historia Cultural, pero sus construcciones (estilos, periodos, culturas) continúan siendo usadas regularmente. El presente trabajo tiene el propósito de demostrar que al seguir utilizando estas construcciones, el investigador implícita- mente sigue adscribiéndose a las premisas y prejuicios de esa posición teórica. La intención principal de este trabajo es una autocrítica de los problemas de la arqueología caribeña concernientes con las problemáticas inherentes en el marco teórico de la Historia Cultural que sigue siendo utilizado en la región. Aún más, tiene la finalidad de proveer un ejemplo para los arqueólogos del Caribe, y para arqueólogos trabajando en otras regiones, sobre el valor de sobrepasar no tan sólo el nom- bre Historia Cultura, sino también sus productos. William J. Pestle  Department of Anthropology, University of Miami, 102E Merrick Hall, Coral Gables, FL, 33124 (w.pestle@miami.edu) L. Antonio Curet  Department of Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496? Reniel Rodríguez Ramos  Social Sciences Program, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Utuado, Puerto Rico 123, Utuado 00641, Puerto Rico. Miguel Rodríguez López  Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y El Caribe, Calle Cristo #52, Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin American Antiquity 24(3), 2013, pp. XX-XX Copyright © 2013 by the Society for American Archaeology 1 LAQ24(3)Pestle_Layout 1 7/19/13 3:58 PM Page 1