The Archaeology of Island Colonization

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Foreword

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Island Colonization
Matthew F. Napolitano, Jessica H. Stone, and Robert J. DiNapoli

Part I. Theoretical Approaches

Chapter 2. Using Ecology and Evolution to Explain Archaeological Migration Signatures in the Southwest Pacific
Ethan E. Cochrane

Chapter 3. Temporal Systematics: The Colonization of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Conceptualization of Time
Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Robert J. DiNapoli

Chapter 4. The Paleolithic Exploration of the Greek Islands and Middle Pleistocene Hominin Dispersals: The Case for Behavioral Variability over Behavioral Modernity
Curtis Runnels

Part II. Methodological Approaches

Chapter 5. Above and Below the Waves: Advances in the Search for a Late Pleistocene Colonization of California’s Islands
Amy E. Gusick, Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Jillian Maloney, and David Ball

Chapter 6. Multi-disciplinary Chronological Data from Iceland indicate a Viking Age Settlement Flood, rather than a Flow or Trickle
Magdalena M.E. Schmid, Andrew J. Dugmore, Anthony J. Newton, Orri Vésteinsson

Chapter 7. Improving Dating Accuracy and Precision for Mid-Late Holocene Island Colonization
Timothy M. Rieth and Derek Hamilton

Chapter 8. Stepping Stones and Genomes: Using Ancient DNA to Reconstruct Island Colonization
Jessica H. Stone and Maria A. Nieves-Colón

Part III. Regional Case Studies

Chapter 9. What is the Most Parsimonious Explanation for Where Pre-Columbian Caribbean Peoples Originated?
Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew F. Napolitano, and Jessica H. Stone

Chapter 10. The Colonization and Early Prehistory of the Mediterranean Islands
Thomas P. Leppard, Alexander J. Smith, and John F. Cherry

Chapter 11. Human Migration From Wallacea to Oceania and the Development of Maritime Networks During the Neolithic to Early Metal Age
Rintaro Ono, Harry Octavianus Sofian, Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Sriwigati, and Nasullah Aziz

Chapter 12. The Strategic Location of the Maldives in Indian Ocean Maritime Trade and Colonization
Richard Callaghan

Chapter 13. Conclusion
Jon M. Erlandson

List of Contributors

Index