Outgrowth of a symposium organized by the editors at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Sacramento, California, in April 2011. (Introduction) Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / Christopher S. Jazwa and Jennifer E. Perry -- The ecological, environmental, and cultural contexts for island archaeology / Christopher S. Jazwa and Jennifer E. Perry -- Points in space and time : the distribution of paleocoastal points and crescents on the northern Channel Islands / Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, and Torben C. Rick -- The early Holocene occupation of Santa Cruz Island / Amy E. Gusick -- Settlement systems on Santa Cruz Island between 6300 and 5300 BP / Michael A. Glassow -- The ideal free distribution and settlement history at Old Ranch Canyon, Santa Rosa Island, California / Christopher S. Jazwa, Douglas J. Kennett, and Bruce Winterhalder -- Geographic information systems as a tool for analyzing intrasite spatial variability on San Nicolas Island / Richard B. Guttenberg, René L. Vellanoweth, William E. Kendig, Rebekka G. Knierim, and Steven J. Schwartz -- Paleoethnobotanical investigations on the Channel Islands : current directions and theoretical considerations / Kristina M. Gill -- The archaeology of ritual on the Channel Islands / Jennifer E. Perry -- Cultural landscapes of Catalina Island / Wendy G. Teeter, Desireé Reneé Martinez, and Karimah O. Kennedy Richardson -- The native depopulation of Santa Catalina Island / Ivan H. Strudwick -- Island perspectives / Michael Jochim.
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