A01=Andrew Yatsko
A01=Jim Cassidy
A01=L. Mark Raab
A01=William J. Howard
Author_Andrew Yatsko
Author_Jim Cassidy
Author_L. Mark Raab
Author_William J. Howard
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- ISBN 9780759113169
- Weight: 583g
- Dimensions: 161 x 239mm
- Publication Date: 16 Aug 2009
- Publisher: AltaMira Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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. The authors' two decades of research have resulted in this rich cultural history that defies widespread assumptions about California's ancient maritime history.
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.
