Island of fogs : archaeological and ethnohistorical investigations of Isla Cedros, Baja California / Matthew Richard Des Lauriers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Des Lauriers, Matthew Richard, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Island archaeology--Mexico--Cedros Island.

Island archaeology.

Ethnoarchaeology--Mexico--Cedros Island.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Environmental archaeology--Mexico--Cedros Island.

Environmental archaeology.

Hunting and gathering societies--Mexico--Cedros Island--History.

Hunting and gathering societies.

Human ecology--Mexico--Cedros Island--History.

Human ecology.

Social archaeology--Mexico--Cedros Island.

Social archaeology.

Cedros Island (Mexico)--Antiquities.

Cedros Island (Mexico).

Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Antiquities.

Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula).

Cedros Island (Mexico)--Social conditions.

Cedros Island (Mexico)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Located off the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California, Isla Cedros--Island of Fogs--is site to some of the most extensive and remarkable archeological discoveries on the continent.Two sites dated to before 12,000 cal BP have been excavated, as well as portions of two large village sites dated to the last one thousand years.

Contents:

A place in space and time

Islanders, fishermen, pirates, and corporations

The first Isleños

Becoming Cedros

The world of the Huamalgueños : late Holocene patterns

Insularity and interaction

"And so we went..."

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-60781-970-8

OCLC:

758390189