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Author:   Christopher S. Jazwa ,  Jennifer E. Perry
Publisher:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
Imprint:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.456kg
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9781607813088

ISBN 10:   1607813084
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 March 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Introduction 1. The Ecological, Environmental, and Cultural Context for Island Archaeology, Christopher S. Jazwa and Jennifer E. Perry 2. Points in Space and Time: The Distribution of Paleocoastal Points and Crescents on California’s Northern Channel Islands, Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, and Torben C. Rick 3. The Early Holocene Occupation of Santa Cruz Island, Amy E. Gusick 4. Settlement Systems on Santa Cruz Island between 6300 and 5300 BP, Michael A. Glassow 5. The Ideal Free Distribution and Settlement History at Old Ranch Canyon, Santa Rosa Island, California, Christopher S. Jazwa, Douglas J. Kennett, and Bruce Winterhalder 6. Geographic Information Systems as a Tool for Analyzing Intra-Site Spatial Variability on San Nicolas Island, CA, Richard B. Guttenberg, René L. Vellanoweth, William E. Kendig, Rebekka G. Knierim, and Steven J. Schwartz 7. Paleoethnobotanical Investigations on the Channel Islands: Current Directions and Theoretical Considerations, Kristina M. Gill 8. The Archaeology of Ritual on the Channel Islands, Jennifer E. Perry 9. Cultural Landscapes of Catalina Island, Wendy G. Teeter, Desireé Reneé Martinez, and Karimah O. Kennedy Richardson 10. The Native Depopulation of Santa Catalina Island, California, Ivan H. Strudwick 11. Island Perspectives, Michael Jochim List of Contributors Index

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For anyone conducting scholarly research on the archaeology of the California Channel Islands, this book will serve as a handy guide to recent investigations. Furthermore, scholars who work in other regions of the world should find this collection of papers valuable, particularly those who live with the challenges of dissecting shell middens and reconstructing dynamic cultural and natural environments inhabited by hunter-gatherers. Journal of Anthropological Research

This is a significant contribution because it gathers into one publication a great deal of information that might otherwise be difficult to obtain, including the initial population of the New World, use of plants (surprisingly well preserved on the islands back into the early Holocene), a rich record of ritual behavior, and much else. --Robert G. Elston, University of Nevada Reno

For anyone conducting scholarly research on the archaeology of the California Channel Islands, this book will serve as a handy guide to recent investigations. ... Furthermore, scholars who work in other regions of the world should find this collection of papers valuable, particularly those who live with the challenges of dissecting shell middens and reconstructing dynamic cultural and natural environments inhabited by hunter-gatherers. --Journal of Anthropological Research This is a significant contribution because it gathers into one publication a great deal of information that might otherwise be difficult to obtain, including the initial population of the New World, use of plants (surprisingly well preserved on the islands back into the early Holocene), a rich record of ritual behavior, and much else. --Robert G. Elston, University of Nevada Reno For anyone conducting scholarly research on the archaeology of the California Channel Islands, this book will serve as a handy guide to recent investigations. Furthermore, scholars who work in other regions of the world should find this collection of papers valuable, particularly those who live with the challenges of dissecting shell middens and reconstructing dynamic cultural and natural environments inhabited by hunter-gatherers. Journal of Anthropological Research This is a significant contribution because it gathers into one publication a great deal of information that might otherwise be difficult to obtain, including the initial population of the New World, use of plants (surprisingly well preserved on the islands back into the early Holocene), a rich record of ritual behavior, and much else. Robert G. Elston, University of Nevada Reno

Author Information

Christopher S. Jazwa is a PhD candidate in anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. Jennifer E. Perry is an anthropology professor at California State University, Channel Islands. She is a coauthor of The Punta Arena Site and Early and Middle Holocene Cultural Development on Santa Cruz Island, California.

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