Contemporary Issues in California Archaeology

Name: Contemporary Issues in California Archaeology
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ISBN: 9781611320923

ISBN-10: 1611320925

ISBN-13: 9781611320923

Edition: 2012

Authors: Terry L. Jones, Jennifer E. Perry

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Recent archaeological research on California includes a greater diversity of models and approaches to the region’s past, as older literature on the subject struggles to stay relevant. This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth look at the most recent theoretical and empirical developments in the field including key controversies relevant to the Golden State: coastal colonization, impacts of comets and drought cycles, systems of power, Polynesian contacts, and the role of indigenous peoples in the research process, among others. With a specific emphasis on those aspects of California’s past that resonate with the state’s modern cultural identity, the editors and contributors—all leading…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 396
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface



Origins, Environment, and Ecology



The Archaeology of a Goodly Ilande




A Land by the Sea: An Ocean View of California Archaeology




A Land Impacted? The Younger Dryas Boundary Event in California




A Land of Diversity: Genetic Insights into Ancestral Origins




A Land of Many People: Population Dynamics as Context and Catalyst




A Land of Many Seasons: Bioarchaeology and the Medieval Climatic Anomaly Hypothesis in Central California




A Land of Work: Foraging Behavior and Ecology




A Land of Prestige




A Land of Fire: Anthropogenic Burning on the Central Coast of California




Social Dimensions of the Past



A Land of Power: The Materiality of Wealth, Knowledge, Authority, and the Supernatural




A Land of Violence




A Land Visited: Reviewing the Case for Polynesian Contact in Southern California




A Land of Style: A Quantitative and Cultural Transmission Approach to Understanding Cosp Rock Art




A Land of Vision and Dreams




A Land of Boundaries and Networks




A Land of Many Genders




A Land of Ethnogenesis: Material Culture, Power, and Identity




A Land of Cultural Pluralism: Case Studies from California's Colonial Frontier




A Land of Inequality: Structure, Agency, and the Archaeology of African Americans




A Land of Many Archaeologists: Archaeology with Native Californians




Conclusion: A Land of Many Perspectives



Index


About the Editors and Contributors