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Archaeological Landscape Evolution: The Mariana Islands in the Asia-Pacific Region - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Part one: Parameters of study
Chapter 1: Landscape evolution as natural-cultural history
Evolution of an inhabited landscape
The Marianas landscape as a model system
Structure and content of this book
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Chapter 2: Global applicability of landscape evolution
Coastal China
California
Hawaiian Islands
Mariana Islands
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Chapter 3: Environmental setting and dynamics
Geological structure
Sea-level history
Coastal geomorphology
Slope erosion-deposition patterns
Soil formation
Plant and animal communities
Climate and weather
Water sources
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Chapter 4: Marianas archaeology in local and regional perspectives
Marianas settlement in Asia-Pacific context
Foundations of Chamorro heritage
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Chapter 5: Coordinating perspectives of the past
Historical perspectives
Linguistics
Human biology and genetics
Faunal records
Botanical records
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Chapter 6: Range of archaeological material culture
Artefacts
Midden
Structural features
Rock art
Caves
Landscapes
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Part Two: Chronological sequence
Chapter 7: Building an archaeological chronology
Use of radiocarbon dating
Marianas chronological outlineReferences
Chapter 8: 1500-1100 B.C., initial settlement
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material culture
Regional context
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Chapter 9: 1100-700 B.C., changing coastlines
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material cultureRegional context
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Chapter 10: 700 B.C.-A.D. 1, broadened horizons
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material culture
Regional context
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Chapter 11: A.D. 1-500, temporary stability
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material cultureRegional context
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Chapter 12: A.D. 500-1000, sustained use of coastal and inland zones
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material culture
Regional context
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Chapter 13: A.D. 1000-1700, a sea of islands and monuments
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material culture
Regional context
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Chapter 14: A.D. 1700-Present, living with colonialism and globalisation
Site inventory and dating
Landforms
Resource zones
Material culture
Regional context
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Part Three: Pursuing research questions
Chapter 15: First inhabiting of a landscape
Human migration into a new landscape
Initial inhabiting of a landscape
Origins of landscape evolution
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Chapter 16: Long-term human-environment relations
Geology and landforms
Climate
Sea level and coastal ecology
Water sources
Plant and animal populations
Patterns of residence and resource use
Material culture
Continuity and change
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Chapter 17: Future directions
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