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Informationen zum Autor L. Mark Raab is emeritus professor of anthropology, California State University, Northridge. He has written scores of scholarly articles and several books, including editing California Prehistory, Archaeology, and the Myth of Paradise with Terry L. Jones, pub. University of Utah Press 2004. Jim Cassidy is an environmental specialist with the United States Marine Corps. Andrew Yatsko is a staff archaeologist with the U.S. Navy. William Howard is a research associate at the Center for Public Archaeology at California State University, Northridge. Klappentext San Clemente Island serves as a microcosm of California maritime archaeology from prehistoric through historic times. The authors use findings from nearly two decades of research on the island to present a cultural history that defies many previous assumptions about the coastal prehistory of the Pacific Northwest. Zusammenfassung San Clemente Island serves as a microcosm of California maritime archaeology from prehistoric through historic times. The authors use findings from nearly two decades of research on the island to present a cultural history that defies many previous assumptions about the coastal prehistory of the Pacific Northwest. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword Part 2 Part I. Introdcution Chapter 3 Chapter 1. California Galapagos Chapter 4 Chapter 2. San Clemente Island Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Coastal Prehistory and the Island Gabrielino Part 6 Part II. Early Holocene Chapter 7 Chapter 4. The Ancient Mariners of Eel Point Chapter 8 Chapter 5. The Dolphin Hunters Part 9 Part III. Middle Holocene Chapter 10 Chapter 6. This Old House Chapter 11 Chapter 7. Beads and the Great Basin Connection Part 12 Part IV. The Late Holocene Chapter 13 Chapter 8. Tragedy of the Commons Chapter 14 Chapter 9. Medieval Climatic Crisis Chapter 15 Chapter 10. In the Shadow of Chiefdoms Chapter 16 Chapter 11. Vectors of Death and Native Messiahs Part 17 Part V. Toward a New Paradigm of Maritime Prehistory Chapter 18 Chapter 12. Perspectives from an Island Laboratory...