California Maritime Archaeology A San Clemente Island Perspective

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.

L. Mark Raab is emeritus professor of anthropology, California State University, Northridge. Jim Cassidy is an environmental specialist with the United States Marine Corps. Andrew Yatsko is staff archaeologist with the U.S. Navy. William J. Howard is research associate at the Center for Public Archaeology at California State University, Northridge.