The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries

For thousands of years, fisheries were crucial to the sustenance of the First Peoples of the Pacific Coast. Yet human impact has left us with a woefully incomplete understanding of their histories prior to the industrial era. Covering Alaska, British Columbia, and Puget Sound, "The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries" illustrates how the archaeological record reveals new information about ancient ways of life and the histories of key species. Individual chapters cover salmon, as well as a number of lesser-known species abundant in archaeological sites, including pacific cod, herring, rockfish, eulachon, and hake. In turn, this ecological history informs suggestions for sustainable fishing in today's rapidly changing environment.

About the author

Madonna L. Moss is professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon. Aubrey Cannon is professor of anthropology at McMaster University in Ontario.

Summary

For thousands of years, fisheries were crucial to the sustenance of the First People of the Pacific Coast. Covering Alaska, British Columbia, and Puget Sound, this book includes chapters that cover salmon and a number of lesser-known species abundant in archaeological sites, including pacific cod, herring, rockfish, eulachon, and hake.

Product details

• Authors: Madonna L. Moss
• Assisted by: Aubrey Cannon (Editor), Madonna L. Moss (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Alaska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2011
• EAN: 9781602231467
• ISBN: 978-1-60223-146-7
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity