Gill / Fauvelle / Earlandson | An Archaeology of Abundance | Buch | 978-0-8130-5616-6 | sack.de

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology

Gill / Fauvelle / Earlandson

An Archaeology of Abundance

Reevaluating the Marginality of California's Islands
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-8130-5616-6
Verlag: University Press of Florida

Reevaluating the Marginality of California's Islands

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology

ISBN: 978-0-8130-5616-6
Verlag: University Press of Florida


The Alta and Baja California islands changed dramatically in the centuries after Spanish colonists arrived. Native populations were decimated, and their lives were altered through forced assimilation and the cessation of burning and traditional foraging practices. Overgrazing, overfishing, and the introduction of nonnative species depleted natural resources severely. Modern scientists have assumed the islands were similarly sparse before European contact, but An Archaeology of Abundance reassesses this long-held belief, analyzing new lines of evidence showing 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 food, fresh water, minerals, and fuel 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 formed during the historical ranching era. Geoarchaeological surveys contradict claims that the islands had few high-quality materials for making stone tools. Trade exchange routes, underwater forests of edible seaweeds, and reconstructions of population densities also support the case for abundance on the islands.

Reinforcing the argument that these islands were not marginal environments in the early human history of the region, 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.

A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson.

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Kristina M. Gill is an archaeologist and archaeobotanist with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon.



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