The Archaeology of Island Colonization: Global Approaches to Initial Human Settlement

ISBN-13: 9780813066851 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 396 str.

Matthew F. Napolitano; Jessica H. Stone; Robert J. Dinapoli

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• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Foreword
• 1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Island Colonization
• Matthew F. Napolitano, Jessica H. Stone, and Robert J. DiNapoli
• I. Theoretical Approaches
• 2. Using Ecology and Evolution to Explain Archaeological Migration Signatures in the Southwest Pacific
• Ethan E. Cochrane
• 3. Temporal Systematics: The Colonization of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Conceptualization of Time
• Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Robert J. DiNapoli
• 4. The Paleolithic Exploration of the Greek Islands and Middle Pleistocene Hominin Dispersals: The Case for Behavioral Variability over Behavioral Modernity
• Curtis Runnels
• II. Methodological Approaches
• 5. Above and Below the Waves: Advances in the Search for a Late Pleistocene Colonization of California's Islands
• Amy E. Gusick, Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Jillian Maloney, and David Ball
• 6. Multi-disciplinary Chronological Data from Iceland indicate a Viking Age Settlement Flood, rather than a Flow or Trickle
• Magdalena M.E. Schmid, Andrew J. Dugmore, Anthony J. Newton, Orri Vésteinsson
• 7. Improving Dating Accuracy and Precision for Mid-Late Holocene Island Colonization
• Timothy M. Rieth and Derek Hamilton
• 8. Stepping Stones and Genomes: Using Ancient DNA to Reconstruct Island Colonization
• Jessica H. Stone and Maria A. Nieves-Colón
• III. Regional Case Studies
• 9. What is the Most Parsimonious Explanation for Where Pre-Columbian Caribbean Peoples Originated?
• Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew F. Napolitano, and Jessica H. Stone
• 10. The Colonization and Early Prehistory of the Mediterranean Islands
• Thomas P. Leppard, Alexander J. Smith, and John F. Cherry
• 11. Human Migration From Wallacea to Oceania and the Development of Maritime Networks During the Neolithic to Early Metal Age
• Rintaro Ono, Harry Octavianus Sofian, Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Sriwigati, and Nasullah Aziz
• 12. The Strategic Location of the Maldives in Indian Ocean Maritime Trade and Colonization
• Richard Callaghan
• 13. Conclusion
• Jon M. Erlandson
• List of Contributors
• Index