The Archaeology of Island Colonization: Global Approaches to Initial Human Settlement (Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology)

This volume details how new theories and methods have recently advanced the archaeological study of initial human colonization of islands around the world, including in the southwest Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. This global perspective brings into comparison the wide variety of approaches used to study these early migrations and illuminates current debates in island archaeology. Evidence of island colonization is often difficult to find, especially in areas impacted by sea-level rise, and these essays demonstrate how researchers have tackled this and other issues. Contributors show the potential of computer simulations of voyaging in determining the range of timing and origin points that were possible in the past. They discuss how Bayesian modeling helps address uncertainties and controversies surrounding radiocarbon dating. Additionally, advances in biomolecular techniques such as ancient DNA (aDNA), paleoproteomics, analysis of human microbiota, and improved resolution in isotopic analyses are providing more refined information on the homelands of initial settlers, on individual life courses, and on population-level migrations. Islands offer rich opportunities to examine the exploratory nature of the human species, providing insights into the evolution of watercraft technologies and wayfinding, the impact of humans on their new environments, and the motivations for their journeys. The Archaeology of Island Colonization represents the innovative ways today's archaeologists are reconstructing these unique paleolandscapes. Contributors: Nasullah Aziz | David Ball | Todd J. Braje | Richard Callaghan | John F. Cherry | Ethan Cochrane | Robert J. DiNapoli | Andrew Dugmore | Jon M. Erlandson | Scott M. Fitzpatrick | Amy E. Gusick | Derek Hamilton | Terry L. Hunt | Thomas P. Leppard | Carl P. Lipo | Jillian Maloney | Matthew F. Napolitano | Anthony Newton | Maria A. Nieves-Colón | Rintaro Ono | Adhi Agus Oktaviana | Timothy Rieth | Curtis Runnels | Magdalena M.E. Schmid | Alexander J. Smith | Harry Octavianus Sofian | Sriwigati | Jessica H. Stone | Orri Vésteinsson A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson

This volume details how new theories and methods have recentlyadvanced the archaeological study of initial human colonization ofislands around the world, including in the southwest Pacific, theMediterranean, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. This globalperspective brings into comparison the wide variety of approachesused to study these early migrations and illuminates currentdebates in island archaeology.

Evidence of island colonization is often difficult to find,especially in areas impacted by sea-level rise, and these essaysdemonstrate how researchers have tackled this and other issues.Contributors show the potential of computer simulations of voyagingin determining the range of timing and origin points that werepossible in the past. They discuss how Bayesian modeling helpsaddress uncertainties and controversies surrounding radiocarbondating. Additionally, advances in biomolecular techniques such asancient DNA (aDNA), paleoproteomics, analysis of human microbiota,and improved resolution in isotopic analyses are providing morerefined information on the homelands of initial settlers, onindividual life courses, and on population-level migrations.

Islands offer rich opportunities to examine the exploratorynature of the human species, providing insights into the evolutionof watercraft technologies and wayfinding, the impact of humans ontheir new environments, and the motivations for their journeys.The Archaeology of Island Colonization represents theinnovative ways today's archaeologists are reconstructing theseunique paleolandscapes.

Contributors: Nasullah Aziz | David Ball | ToddJ. Braje | Richard Callaghan | John F. Cherry | Ethan Cochrane |Robert J. DiNapoli | Andrew Dugmore | Jon M. Erlandson | Scott M.Fitzpatrick | Amy E. Gusick | Derek Hamilton | Terry L. Hunt |Thomas P. Leppard | Carl P. Lipo | Jillian Maloney | Matthew F.Napolitano | Anthony Newton | Maria A. Nieves-Colón | Rintaro Ono |Adhi Agus Oktaviana | Timothy Rieth | Curtis Runnels | MagdalenaM.E. Schmid | Alexander J. Smith | Harry Octavianus Sofian |Sriwigati | Jessica H. Stone | Orri Vésteinsson

A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and CoastalArchaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson

This volume details how new theories and methods have recently advanced the archaeological study of initial human colonization of islands around the world, including in the southwest Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. This global perspective brings into comparison the wide variety of approaches used to study these early migrations and illuminates current debates in island archaeology.0Evidence of island colonization is often difficult to find, especially in areas impacted by sea level rise, and these essays demonstrate how researchers have tackled this and other issues. Contributors show the potential of computer simulations of voyaging in determining the range of timing and origin points that were possible in the past. They discuss how Bayesian modeling helps address uncertainties and controversies surrounding radiocarbon dating. Additionally, advances in biomolecular techniques such as ancient DNA (aDNA), paleoproteomics, analysis of human microbiota, and improved resolution in isotopic analyses are providing more refined information on the homelands of initial settlers, on individual life courses, and on population-level migrations.0Islands offer rich opportunities to examine the exploratory nature of the human species, providing insights into the evolution of watercraft technologies and wayfinding, the impact of humans on their new environments, and the motivations for their journeys. The Archaeology of Island Colonization represents the innovative ways today's archaeologists are reconstructing these unique paleolandscapes