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Title The archaeology of island colonization : global approaches to initial human settlement / edited by Matthew F. Napolitano, Jessica H. Stone, and Robert J. DiNapoli ; foreword by Victor D. Thompson.

Publication Info. Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 377 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Series Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeology
Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: The Archaeology of Island Colonization / Matthew F. Napolitano, Jessica H. Stone, and Robert J. DiNapoli -- I. Theoretical Approaches -- Using Ecology and Evolution to Explain Archaeological Migration Signatures in the Southwest Pacific / Ethan E. Cochrane -- Temporal Systematics: The Colonization of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Conceptualization of Time / Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Robert J. DiNapoli -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Improving Dating Accuracy and Precision for Mid-Late Holocene Island Colonization / Timothy M. Rieth and Derek Hamilton -- Stepping Stones and Genomes: Using Ancient DNA to Reconstruct Island Colonization / Jessica H. Stone and Maria A. Nieves-Colón -- III. Regional Case Studies -- What is the Most Parsimonious Explanation for Where Pre-Columbian Caribbean Peoples Originated? / Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew F. Napolitano, and Jessica H. Stone -- The Colonization and Early Prehistory of the Mediterranean Islands / Thomas P. Leppard, Alexander J. Smith, and John F. Cherry -- 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 -- The Strategic Location of the Maldives in Indian Ocean Maritime Trade and Colonization / Richard Callaghan -- Conclusion / Jon M. Erlandson
Summary "This volume details how new theories and methods have recently advanced the archaeological study of initial human colonization of islands around the world, including in the southwest Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Island archaeology.
Island archaeology.
Island people -- History.
Island people.
History.
Social archaeology -- History.
Social archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Napolitano, Matthew F., editor.
Stone, Jessica H., editor.
DiNapoli, Robert J., editor.
Thompson, Victor D., author of foreword.
Other Form: Print version: The archaeology of island colonization Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2021. 9780813066851 (DLC) 2020045483
ISBN 9780813057781 (electronic book)
0813057787 (electronic book)
9780813066851 (hardcover)
0813066859 (hardcover)