{"product_id":"archaeology-of-seafaring-in-small-scale-societies-1","title":"Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book will be available in an open access edition thanks to the generous support by the Lund University Library and the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring how ancient peoples developed seafaring technology and used watercraft to support and transform their societies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe development of seafaring technology throughout history expanded geographical and social horizons—powering human mobility and interaction, structuring social contexts, shaping worldviews, and effecting political centralization. This volume examines how watercraft have served as groundbreaking innovations throughout human history, focusing on small-scale societies in saltwater environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidence, contributors examine settlement patterns in western Patagonia, whale hunting by Megalithic societies in Brittany, maritime mobility in Baja California, Coast Salish trip lengths, and Inuit connections to boats and the sea in the Eastern Arctic. Themes explored include the technological capacities of watercraft and the humans who propelled them, the role of watercraft in production and consumption of resources, the impacts of widespread travel on social networks, and the phenomenological experience of seafaring. \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the complex interplays that sustained past watery worlds and highlights the necessity of studying the subject with a holistic and globally comparative approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eBettina Schulz Paulsson   Peter Jordan   Jordi A. Rivera Prince   Matthew Des Lauriers   Colin Grier   Greer Jarrett   Mikael Fauvelle   Nelson Aguilera   Peter Whitridge   Claudia García-Des Lauriers   Alberto García-Piquer   Raquel Piqué   Adam Rorabaugh   Erin Smith   Victor D. Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55761459183960,"sku":"9780813079493","price":84.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780813079493_206be816-e6da-4650-b56b-8761df16d564.jpg?v=1779344155","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/archaeology-of-seafaring-in-small-scale-societies-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}