| The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines Contributor(s): Bailey, Geoff (Editor), Parkington, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521108411 ISBN-13: 9780521108416 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines offers a conspectus of recent work on coastal archaeology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - History | Ancient - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 304.23 |
| Series: New Directions in Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.85 lbs) 164 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines offers a conspectus of recent work on coastal archaeology examining the various ways in which hunter-gatherers and farmers across the world exploited marine resources such as fish, shellfish and waterfowl in prehistory. Changes in sea levels and the balance of marine ecosystems have altered coastal environments significantly over the last ten thousand years and the contributors assess the impact of these changes on the nature of human settlement and subsistence. An overview of coastal archaeology as a developing discipline is followed by ten case studies from a wide variety of places including Scandinavia, Japan, Tasmania and New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and the United States. |