Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Part I Introduction
1 California Galapagos L. Mark Raab Andrew Yatsko 3
2 San Clemente Island Andrew Yatsko L. Mark Raab 23
3 San Clemente Island Archaeology and the Island Gabrielino L. Mark Raab 41
Part II Early Holocene
4 The Ancient Mariners of Eel Point L. Mark Raab Jim Cassidy 67
5 The Dolphin Hunters L. Mark Raab 93
Part III Middle Holocene
6 This Old House L. Mark Raab 109
7 Beads and the Great Basin Connection L. Mark Raab William J. Howard 123
Part IV Late Holocene
8 Tragedy of the Commons L. Mark Raab 145
9 Medieval Climatic Crisis Andrew Yatsko L. Mark Raab 163
10 In the Shadow of Chiefdoms L. Mark Raab 179
11 Vectors of Death and Native Messiahs L. Mark Raab 197
Part V Toward a New Paradigm of Maritime Prehistory
12 Perspectives from an Island Laboratory L. Mark Raab Jim Cassidy Andrew Yatsko William J. Howard 215
References 241
Index 261
About the Authors 269