{"product_id":"island-of-fogs-archaeological-and-ethnohistorical-investigations-of-isla-cedros-baja-california-9781607810070","title":"Island of Fogs: Archaeological and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocated off the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California, Isla Cedros - Island of Fogs - is site to some of the most extensive and remarkable archaeological discoveries on the continent. Two sites dated to before 12,000 cal BP have been excavated, as well as portions of two large village sites dated to the last one thousand years. Among the artefacts discovered are the earliest fishhooks found on the continent. Drawing on ten years of his own historical, ethnographic, and archaeological research, Matthew Des Lauriers uses Isla Cedros to form hypotheses regarding the ecological, economic, and social nature of island societies. Des Lauriers uses a comparative framework in order to examine both the development and evolution of social structures among Pacific coast maritime hunter-gatherers as well as to track patterns of change. Because it examines the issue of whether human populations can intensively harvest natural resources without causing ecological collapse, \u003ci\u003eIsland of Fogs\u003c\/i\u003e provides a relevant historical counterpart to modern discussions of ecological change and alternative models for sustainable development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have followed Des Lauriers’ research with great interest over the last several years as he made remarkable find after find on the important, but very poorly understood, desert island.”—Torben Rick, Smithsonian Institution\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book will make a significant and timely contribution to this very little studied Mexican region.\"—MarÍa L. Cruz-Torres, Arizona State University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \"In what will hopefully be his first of many contributions to Baja California  studies, Des Lauriers's\u003ci\u003e Islands of Fogs \u003c\/i\u003egreatly advances our  understanding of the archaeology of Cedros Island, dispels inaccurate  preconceptions about the Baja California peninsula, and in the process,  contributes significant knowledge about the maritime prehistory of the New  World. Arguably one of the most important studies from the  region.\"\u003ci\u003e—California Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures \u003cbr\u003eList of Maps \u003cbr\u003eList of Tables \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. A Place in Space and Time \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Islanders, Fishermen, Pirates, and Corporations \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The First IsleÑos \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Becoming Cedros \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The World of the HuamalgÜeÑos: Late Holocene Patterns (2,500 rcybp–Contact) \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Insularity and Interaction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. “And So We Went...” \u003cbr\u003eReferences Cited \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041640022359,"sku":"9781607810070","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781607810070.jpg?v=1750951104","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/island-of-fogs-archaeological-and-ethnohistorical-investigations-of-isla-cedros-baja-california-9781607810070","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}