An archaeology of abundance : re-evaluating the marginality of California's islands / edited by Kristina M. Gill, Mikael Fauvelle, and Jon M. Erlandson ; foreword by Victor D. Thompson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Responding to stress or coping with abundance? Re-examining the marginality of the California islands for maritime hunter-gatherers / Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, and Mikael Fauvelle -- Historical degradation and ecological recovery: evaluating the marginality of California island ecosystems / Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, Torben C. Rick, Linda Bentz, and Paul Collins -- Paleocoastal landscapes, marginality, and early human settlement of the California islands / Amy E. Gusick and Jon M. Erlandson -- Where carbohydrates were key: reassessing the marginality of terrestrial plant resources on California's islands / Kristina M. Gill, Jon M. Erlandson, Ken Niessen, Kristin Hoppa, and Dustin Merrick -- The potential use of seaweeds and marine plants by native peoples of Alta and Baja California: implications for "marginal" island ecosystems / Amira F. Ainis, Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, Michael H. Graham, and Ren¿ L. Vellanoweth -- Mineral resources on the islands of Alta and Baja California: evaluating the marginality of islands through space and time / Jon M. Erlandson, Kristina M. Gill, Jennifer E. Perry, Ren¿ L. Vellanoweth, and Andrew Yatsko -- Marginality, material conveyance and trade on the California islands / Mikael Fauvelle and Jennifer E. Perry -- Differences in human population density between the California islands and the coastal mainland / Michael A. Glassow and John R. Johnson -- Why translocate? Evaluating the evidence and reasons for ancient human introductions of wildlife to California's islands / Torben C. Rick, Courtney A. Hofman, and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers -- Archaeology, historical ecology, and marginality: global implications of the California islands for island settlement and sustainability / Scott M. Fitzpatrick and Jon M. Erlandson.

This volume focuses on the archaeology and historical ecology of a series of islands located off the Pacific Coast of Alta and Baja California, from the Channel Islands to Cedros Island.

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