Historical ecology and archaeology in the Galápagos Islands : a legacy of human occupation / Peter W. Stahl, Fernando J. Astudillo, Ross W. Jamieson, Diego Quiroga, and Florencio Delgado ; foreword by Victor D. Thompson.
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TextSeries: Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeologyPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (xix, 216 pages 10 unnumbered pages of plates)Content type: - text
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- 9780813057385
- 0813057388
- 9780813058429
- 0813058422
- Indians of South America -- Galapagos Islands -- Antiquities
- Galapagos Islands -- Discovery and exploration
- Galapagos Islands -- Antiquities
- Galápagos -- Découverte et exploration
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology
- Antiquities
- Discoveries in geography
- Indians of South America -- Antiquities
- Galapagos Islands
- 986.6/5 23
- F3741.G2 S65 2020
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Humans encounter Galápagos -- Manuel J. Cobos, San Cristóbal, and the Hacienda el Progreso -- Island production for global and local consumption -- Consumption and control in the material culture of Hacienda el Progreso -- Galápagos, San Cristóbal, El Progreso, and Colonos in a changing world.
The Galápagos Islands are one of the world's premiere nature attractions, home to unique ecosystems widely thought to be untouched and pristine. This volume reveals that the archipelago is not as isolated as many imagine, examining how centuries of human occupation have transformed its landscape.
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