Marginalization of the Margins: The Importance of Smaller Islands in Human Prehistory
| Autor: | Jon M. Erlandson, Victor D. Thompson, Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew Napolitano, Aaron S. Poteate |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Marine conservation
010506 paleontology Archeology History geography geography.geographical_feature_category Resource (biology) 060102 archaeology Ecology Range (biology) Ephemeral key Atoll 06 humanities and the arts Oceanography 01 natural sciences Archaeology Prehistory Archipelago 0601 history and archaeology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Diversity (business) |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. 11:155-170 |
| ISSN: | 1556-1828 1556-4894 |
| Popis: | Across the world's seas and oceans, archaeological research focused on islands has generally privileged those that are larger in size. Explanations for this phenomenon range from the (mis)perception by scholars that prehistoric peoples were more attracted to the presumed greater number and diversity of resources typically available on larger islands, to the ephemeral aspect of archaeological evidence on smaller land areas. These are coupled with logistical and infrastructure issues that often limit access to labor, equipment, and transportation to conduct field activities (e.g., remote atolls in the Pacific). A growing body of research demonstrates, however, that ancient peoples regularly and readily occupied and/or accessed many smaller islands for both terrestrial and marine resources. In some cases, within an archipelago, evidence shows an earlier occupation on smaller islands versus larger ones, or an attraction to the former given unique or seasonal resource availability and/or defensive capa... |
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