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Islands through Time - A Human and Ecological History of California's Northern Channel Islands (Hardcover): Todd J. Braje,... Islands through Time - A Human and Ecological History of California's Northern Channel Islands (Hardcover)
Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Torben C. Rick
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Explore the remarkable history of one of the jewels of the US National Park system California's Northern Channel Islands, sometimes called the American Galapagos and one of the jewels of the US National Park system, are a located between 20 and 44 km off the southern California mainland coast. Celebrated as a trip back in time where tourists can capture glimpses of California prior to modern development, the islands are often portrayed as frozen moments in history where ecosystems developed in virtual isolation for tens of thousands of years. This could not, however, be further from the truth. For at least 13,000 years, the Chumash and their ancestors occupied the Northern Channel Islands, leaving behind an archaeological record that is one of the longest and best preserved in the Americas. From ephemeral hunting and gathering camps to densely populated coastal villages and Euro-American and Chinese historical sites, archaeologists have studied the Channel Island environments and material culture records for over 100 years. They have pieced together a fascinating story of initial settlement by mobile hunter-gatherers to the development of one of the world's most complex hunter-gatherer societies ever recorded, followed by the devastating effects of European contact and settlement. Likely arriving by boat along a "kelp highway," Paleocoastal migrants found not four offshore islands, but a single super island, Santarosae. For millennia, the Chumash and their predecessors survived dramatic changes to their land- and seascapes, climatic fluctuations, and ever-evolving social and cultural systems. Islands Through Time is the remarkable story of the human and ecological history of California's Northern Channel Islands. We weave the tale of how the Chumash and their ancestors shaped and were shaped by their island homes. Their story is one of adaptation to shifting land- and seascapes, growing populations, fluctuating subsistence resources, and the innovation of new technologies, subsistence strategies, and socio-political systems. Islands Through Time demonstrates that to truly understand and preserve the Channel Islands National Park today, archaeology and deep history are critically important. The lessons of history can act as a guide for building sustainable strategies into the future. The resilience of the Chumash and Channel Island ecosystems provides a story of hope for a world increasingly threatened by climate change, declining biodiversity, and geopolitical instability.

Understanding Imperiled Earth - How Archaeology and Human History Inform a Sustainable Future: Todd J. Braje Understanding Imperiled Earth - How Archaeology and Human History Inform a Sustainable Future
Todd J. Braje
R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Human Impacts on Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Otters - Integrating Archaeology and Ecology in the Northeast Pacific (Hardcover):... Human Impacts on Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Otters - Integrating Archaeology and Ecology in the Northeast Pacific (Hardcover)
Todd J. Braje, Torben C. Rick
R2,035 R1,629 Discovery Miles 16 290 Save R406 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For more than ten thousand years, Native Americans from Alaska to southern California relied on aquatic animals such as seals, sea lions, and sea otters for food and raw materials. Archaeological research on the interactions between people and these marine mammals has made great advances recently and provides a unique lens for understanding the human and ecological past. Archaeological research is also emerging as a crucial source of information on contemporary environmental issues as we improve our understanding of the ancient abundance, ecology, and natural history of these species. This groundbreaking interdisciplinary volume brings together archaeologists, biologists, and other scientists to consider how archaeology can inform the conservation and management of pinnipeds and other marine mammals along the Pacific Coast.

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