Archaeology of Island Colonization

Matthew F. Napolitano is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. Jessica H. Stone is an anthropology instructor at the University of Oregon. Robert J. DiNapoli is a postdoctoral research associate in Harpur College at Binghamton University.

• ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesForeword1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Island ColonizationMatthew F. Napolitano, Jessica H. Stone, and Robert J. DiNapoliI. Theoretical Approaches2. Using Ecology and Evolution to Explain Archaeological Migration Signatures in the Southwest PacificEthan E. Cochrane3.Temporal Systematics: The Colonization of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Conceptualization of TimeCarl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt, Robert J. DiNapoli4.The Paleolithic Exploration of the Greek Islands and Middle Pleistocene Hominin Dispersals: The Case for Behavioral Variability over Behavioral ModernityCurtis RunnelsII. Methodological Approaches5. Above and Below the Waves: Advances in the Search for a Late Pleistocene Colonization of California's IslandsAmy E. Gusick, Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Jillian Maloney, and David Ball6. Multi-disciplinary Chronological Data from Iceland indicate a Viking Age Settlement Flood, rather than a Flow or TrickleMagdalena M.E. Schmid, Andrew J. Dugmore, Anthony J. Newton, Orri Vésteinsson7. Improving Dating Accuracy and Precision for Mid-Late Holocene Island ColonizationTimothy M. Rieth and Derek Hamilton8. Stepping Stones and Genomes: Using Ancient DNA to Reconstruct Island ColonizationJessica H. Stone and Maria A. Nieves-ColónIII. Regional Case Studies9. What is the Most Parsimonious Explanation for Where Pre-Columbian Caribbean Peoples Originated?Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew F. Napolitano, and Jessica H. Stone10. The Colonization and Early Prehistory of the Mediterranean IslandsThomas P. Leppard, Alexander J. Smith, and John F. Cherry11. Human Migration From Wallacea to Oceania and the Development of Maritime Networks During the Neolithic to Early Metal AgeRintaro Ono, Harry Octavianus Sofian, Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Sriwigati, and Nasullah Aziz12. The Strategic Location of the Maldives in Indian Ocean Maritime Trade and ColonizationRichard Callaghan13. ConclusionJon M. ErlandsonList of ContributorsIndex

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