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Deception island : archaeology of 'Anyapax, Anacapa Island, California / by Torben C. Rick and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers ; contributions by Kenneth W. Gobalet, John M. Hash, Nicholas P. Jew, Thomas A. Wake, and Christopher B. Wolff.
- Title
- Deception island : archaeology of 'Anyapax, Anacapa Island, California / by Torben C. Rick and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers ; contributions by Kenneth W. Gobalet, John M. Hash, Nicholas P. Jew, Thomas A. Wake, and Christopher B. Wolff.
- Author
- Rick, Torben C.,
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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- Description
- viii, 87 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 29 cm.
- Summary
- "Archaeologists have long been interested in understanding the antiquity and evolution of human occupation of the world's islands, but relatively limited attention has been given to small islands. With evidence for human occupation at least 13,000 years ago, California's eight Channel Islands have a long record of coastal settlement and land use, but key questions remain about the smallest islands of Anacapa and Santa Barbara, each less than 3 km2. This volume focuses on the archaeology of Anacapa Island by synthesizing data from excavation, survey, and radiocarbon dating on the island, particularly its eastern segment, during the past 15 years. Anacapa was occupied for at least 5,500 years through the Historic Period, and possibly since the terminal Pleistocene or early Holocene. People resided on the island during all seasons of the year, with several sites indicating occupation during the early part of the late Holocene ([circa] 3,700 and 2,500 years ago). During this period on Anacapa, people were making bone fishhooks and expedient tools from locally obtained chert. Mammal, fish, and bird bones suggest intensive maritime harvest of a variety of animals, especially harbor seals, albatross, and California sheephead. Island fox bones document the only occurrence of this endemic species outside of the six largest islands. Numerous deer bones indicate trade/interaction with the mainland. Surprisingly, only a handful of gull bones were recovered despite the fact that scores of gulls breed on Anacapa today, suggesting shifts in the island's ecosystems during historical and modern times."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Smithsonian contributions to anthropology, 0081-0223 ; number 52
- Uniform Title
- Smithsonian contributions to anthropology ; no. 52.
- Alternative Title
- Archaeology of 'Anyapax, Anacapa Island, California
- Subjects
- Antiquities, Prehistoric
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Antiquities
- Funde
- Anacapa Island (Calif.) > Antiquities
- Indians of North America > California > Anacapa Island > Antiquities
- Ausgrabung
- Antiquities, Prehistoric > California > Anacapa Island
- Excavations (Archaeology) > California > Anacapa Island
- Kalifornien
- Indians of North America > Antiquities
- Indianer
- California > Anacapa Island
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction / Torben C. Rick -- 2. Field and laboratory research / Torben C. Rick, Christopher B. Wolff, and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers -- 3. Chronology and seasonality / Torben C. Rick and Nicholas P. Jew -- 4. Technology and tool production / Torben C. Rick, Nicholas P. Jew, and Thomas A. Wake -- 5. Subsistence, diet, and environmental interactions / Leslie A. Reeder-Myers, Kenneth W. Gobalet, John M. Hash, Torben C. Rick, and Thomas A. Wake -- 6. Conclusion / Torben C. Rick and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers -- Appendix: Bayesian outputs and specifications.
- LCCN
- 2018034139
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries