California maritime archaeology a San Clemente Island perspective /

• Other Authors: Raab, L. Mark.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham : AltaMira Press, c2009.
• Subjects: Indians of North America > California > San Clemente Island.; Coastal archaeology > California > San Clemente Island.; Maritime anthropology > California > San Clemente Island.; Excavations (Archaeology) > California > San Clemente Island.; HISTORY > General. > State & Local; San Clemente Island (Calif.) > Antiquities.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 270 p.) : ill., maps.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780759113183 (electronic bk.); 0759113181 (electronic bk.); 0759113165 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780759113169 (cloth : alk. paper)

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 anc.