An archaeology of abundance : reevaluating the marginality of California's islands / edited by Kristina M. Gill, Mikael Fauvelle, and Jon M. Erlandson ; foreword by Victor D. Thompson.
Yer Numarası
A.IX/9847
ISBN
9780813056166 (cloth : alk. paper)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Eser Adının Farklı Biçimi
Reevaluating the marginality of California's islands
Yayın Bilgisi
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2019.
Fiziksel Niteleme
xvii, 307 sayfa : resim, harita, grafik, tablo ; 24 cm.
Dizi
Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeology
Genel Not
İndeks s. [297]-307.
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Bibliyografya makale sonlarındadır.
İçindekiler Notu
Responding to stress or coping with abundance? Re-examining the marginality of the California islands for maritime hunter-gatherers / Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, and Mikael Fauvelle -- Historical degradation and ecological recovery : evaluating the marginality of California island ecosystems / Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, Torben C. Rick, Linda Bentz, and Paul Collins -- Paleocoastal landscapes, marginality, and early human settlement of the California islands / Amy E. Gusick and Jon M. Erlandson -- Where carbohydrates were key : reassessing the marginality of terrestrial plant resources on California's islands / Kristina M. Gill, Jon M. Erlandson, Ken Niessen, Kristin M. Hoppa, and Dustin Merrick -- The potential use of seaweeds and marine plants by native peoples of Alta and Baja California : implications for “marginal“ island ecosystems / Amira F. Ainis, Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, Michael H. Graham, and Rene L. Vellanoweth -- Mineral resources on the islands of Alta and Baja California : evaluating the marginality of islands through space and time / Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, Jennifer E. Perry, Rene L. Vellanoweth, and Andrew Yatsko -- Marginality, material conveyance and trade on California islands / Mikael Fauvelle and Jennifer E. Perry -- Differences in human population density between the California islands and the coastal mainland / Michael A. Glassow and John R. Johnson -- Why translocate? Evaluating the evidence and reasons for ancient human introductions of wildlife to California's islands / Torben C. Rick, Courtney A. Hofman, and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers -- Archaeology, historical ecology, and marginality : global implications of the California islands for island settlement and sustainability / Scott M. Fitzpatrick and Jon M. Erlandson.
Özet, vb.
“The islands of Alta and Baja California changed dramatically in the centuries after Spanish colonists arrived. Native populations were decimated by disease, and their lives were altered through forced assimilation and the cessation of traditional foraging practices. Overgrazing, overfishing, and the introduction of nonnative species depleted natural resources severely. Most scientists have assumed the islands were also relatively marginal for human habitation before European contact, but An Archaeology of Abundance reassesses this long-held belief, analyzing new lines of evidence suggesting that the California islands were rich in resources important to human populations.
Contributors examine data from Paleocoastal to historic times that suggest the islands were optimal habitats that provided a variety of foods, fresh water, minerals, and fuels for the people living there. Botanical remains from these sites, together with the modern resurgence of plant communities after the removal of livestock, challenge theories that plant foods had to be imported for survival. Geoarchaeological surveys show that the islands had a variety of materials for making stone tools, and zooarchaeological data show that marine resources were abundant and that the translocation of plants and animals from the mainland further enhanced an already rich resource base. Studies of extensive exchange, underwater forests of edible seaweeds, and high island population densities also support the case for abundance on the islands.
Concluding that the California islands were not marginal environments for early humans, the discoveries presented in this volume hold significant implications for reassessing the ancient history of islands around the world that have undergone similar ecological transformations.” -- Arka kapak.
Konu
Emeği Geçenler
Gill, Kristina, 1982- editör.
Fauvelle, Mikael, editör.
Erlandson, Jon, editör.
Thompson, Victor D., önsözü yazan.
Fauvelle, Mikael, editör.
Erlandson, Jon, editör.
Thompson, Victor D., önsözü yazan.