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