Prehistoric archaeology on the continental shelf : a global review / Amanda M. Evans, Joseph C. Flatman, Nicholas C. Flemming, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Amanda M., editor.

Flatman, Joe, editor.

Flemming, N. C. (Nicholas Coit), editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal archaeology.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Continental shelf--Antiquities.

Continental shelf.

Underwater archaeology.

Paleoclimatology.

Sea level--Climatic factors.

Sea level.

Coast changes.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xvii, 307 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; Heidelberg ; London : Springer, [2014]

Contents:

1 Prehistoric archaeology on the continental shelf : the state of the science in 2013 / Joseph C. Flatman and Amanda M. Evans

2 Submerged archaeological landscapes and the recording of precontact history : examples from Atlantic Canada / Dominic Lacroix, Trevor Bell, John Shaw and Kieran Westley

3 Remote sensing, target identification and testing for submerged prehistoric sites in Florida : process and protocol in underwater CRM projects / Michael K. Faught

4 Prehistoric site discovery on the outer continental shelf, Gulf of Mexico, United States of America / Charles E. Pearson, Richard A. Weinstein, Sherwood M. Gagliano and David B. Kelley

5 New evidence for a possible Paleolithic occupation of the eastern North American continental shelf at the Last Glacial Maximum / Dennis Stanford, Darrin Lowery, Margaret Jodry, Bruce A. Bradley, Marvin Kay, Thomas W. Stafford and Robert J. Speakman

6 Gateway to the Americas : underwater archeological survey in Beringia and the North Pacific / James E. Dixon and Kelly Monteleone

7 The inter-tidal zone site of La Olla : early-Middle Holocene human adaptation on the Pampean coast of Argentina / María Cristina Bayón and Gustavo G. Politis

8 Submerged paleolandscapes : Site GNL Quintero 1 (GNLQ1) and the first evidences from the Pacific coast of South America / Diego Carabias, Isabel Cartajena, Renato Simonetti, Patricio López, Carla Morales, and Cristina Ortega

9 Researching, conserving and managing submerged prehistory : national approaches and international collaboration / Edward Salter, Peter Murphy and Hans Peeters

10 Geoarchaeological research strategies in the Baltic Sea area : environmental changes, shoreline-displacement and settlement strategies / Hauke Jöns and Jan Harff

11 Submerged archaeology and cultural responses to climatic amelioration / Garry Momber

12 Heritage management and submerged prehistory in the United Kingdom / Andrew Bicket, Antony Firth, Louise Tizzard and Jonathan Benjamin

13 Recent developments in African offshore prehistoric archaeological research, with an emphasis on South Africa / Bruno Werz, Hayley Cawthra and John Compton

14 Inundated site studies in Australia / David Nutley

15 State and perspectives of submerged sites in Japan / Kenzo Hayashida, Jun Kimura and Randall Sasaki

16 New developments in submerged prehistoric archaeology : an overview / Geoffrey N. Bailey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781461496342

1461496349

OCLC:

871305949

Publisher Number:

99958974988