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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Californias Channel Islands are a chain of eight islands that extend along the states southern coastline from Santa Barbaras Point Conception to the Mexican border. Popular tourist destinations today, these islands once supported some of the earliest human populations in the Americas; archaeological evidence of maritime Paleo-Indian settlements on the northern islands dates back some 13,000 years. The indigenous peoples of the islandsthe Chumash of the northern islands and the Tongva of the southern islandsthrived into historic times by relying upon the abundance and diversity of marine and terrestrial resources available to them. Californias Channel Islands presents a definitive archaeological investigation of these unique islands and their inhabitants, and is the first publication to discuss the islands and their peoples holistically rather than individually or by subgroup.Tracing the human occupation of the islands from the earliest settlement at the end of the Pleistocene by marine-adapted foragers with sophisticated stone tool technologies to the tragic story of historic depopulation continuing into the nineteenth century, contributors discuss topics including human settlement patterns on small and large scales, prehistoric trails, the use of plant resources, and ceremonialism. They also address the decisions that people made when confronted with diverse and changing environments. By focusing on distinct aspects of human relationships with Californias Channel Islands through time, they tell a story of settlement, subsistence, and ritual on the coastal edge of western North America.This compendium of scholarship condenses decades of excavation and analysis into a single, illuminating volume that will be indispensable for those interested in the Channel Islands or New World history or archaeology. Definitive analyses of these unique Pacific coast islands and their inhabitants Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781607812715