The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines (New Directions in Archaeology)

Book info: The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines (New Directions in Archaeology) (Paperback, 164 pages) – Cambridge University Press, 2009. Language: English.

The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines offers a conspectus of recent work on coastal archaeology examining the various ways in which hunter-gatherers and farmers across the world exploited marine resources such as fish, shellfish and waterfowl in prehistory. Changes in sea levels and the balance of marine ecosystems have altered coastal environments significantly over the last ten thousand years and the contributors assess the impact of these changes on the nature of human settlement and subsistence. An overview of coastal archaeology as a developing discipline is followed by ten case studies from a wide variety of places including Scandinavia, Japan, Tasmania and New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and the United States. Editorial Reviews Book Description The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines offers a conspectus of recent work on coastal archaeology.