Deception island
Subtitle: archaeology of 'Anyapax, Anacapa Island, California
By: by Torben C. Rick and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers ; contributions by Kenneth W. Gobalet, John M. Hash, Nicholas P. Jew, Thomas A. Wake, and Christopher B. Wolff
Contributors: Reeder-Myers, Leslie A., author; Gobalet, Kenneth Walter, contributor; Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Series: Smithsonian contributions to anthropology -- number 52; Smithsonian contributions to anthropology -- no. 52.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Antiquities; Prehistoric Antiquities; Indians of North America; Excavations (Archaeology); Funde; Ausgrabung; Indianer
Other titles: Archaeology of 'Anyapax, Anacapa Island, California
Description: "Archaeologists have long been interested in understanding the antiquity and evolution of human occupation of the world's islands, but relatively limited attention has been given to small islands. With evidence for human occupation at least 13,000 years ago, California's eight Channel Islands have a long record of coastal settlement and land use, but key questions remain about the smallest islands of Anacapa and Santa Barbara, each less than 3 km2. This volume focuses on the archaeology of Anacapa Island by synthesizing data from excavation, survey, and radiocarbon dating on the island, particularly its eastern segment, during the past 15 years. Anacapa was occupied for at least 5,500 years through the Historic Period, and possibly since the terminal Pleistocene or early Holocene. People resided on the island during all seasons of the year, with several sites indicating occupation during the early part of the late Holocene ([circa] 3,700 and 2,500 years ago). During this period on Anacapa, people were making bone fishhooks and expedient tools from locally obtained chert. Mammal, fish, and bird bones suggest intensive maritime harvest of a variety of animals, especially harbor seals, albatross, and California sheephead. Island fox bones document the only occurrence of this endemic species outside of the six largest islands. Numerous deer bones indicate trade/interaction with the mainland. Surprisingly, only a handful of gull bones were recovered despite the fact that scores of gulls breed on Anacapa today, suggesting shifts in the island's ecosystems during historical and modern times."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Smithsonian Institution Compilation copyright 2018

Smithsonian Institution Compilation copyright 2018
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction / Torben C. Rick; title: 2. Field and laboratory research / Torben C. Rick, Christopher B. Wolff, and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers; title: 3. Chronology and seasonality / Torben C. Rick and Nicholas P. Jew; title: 4. Technology and tool production / Torben C. Rick, Nicholas P. Jew, and Thomas A. Wake; title: 5. Subsistence, diet, and environmental interactions / Leslie A. Reeder-Myers, Kenneth W. Gobalet, John M. Hash, Torben C. Rick, and Thomas A. Wake; title: 6. Conclusion / Torben C. Rick and Leslie A. Reeder-Myers; title: Appendix: Bayesian outputs and specifications.