California Maritime Archaeology A San Clemente Island Perspective
, by Raab, L. Mark; Cassidy, Jim; Yatsko, Andrew; Howard, William J.; Fagan, BrianNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780759113169 | 0759113165
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/16/2009
San Clemente Island is a microcosm of California coastal archaeology from prehistoric through historic times-not only because of the extensiveness of its archaeological remains but because those remains have been so well preserved. In California Maritime Archaeology, the authors use the island as a platform to explore evidence of early seafaring, colonization, paleoenvironmental change, and cultural interaction along the California coast. They make a strong case that San Clemente Island should be seen as a kind of "California archaeological Galapagos," offering an extraordinary variety of ancient life as well as surprising information about prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the northern Pacific. Book jacket.