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Landscapes have been fundamental to the human experience world-wide and throughout time, yet how did we as human beings evolve or co-evolve with our landscapes?  By answering this question, we can understand our place in the complex, ever-changing world that we inhabit.   This book guides readers on a journey through the concurrent processes of change in an integrated natural-cultural history of a landscape.  While outlining the general principles for global application, a richly illustrated case is offered through the Mariana Islands in the northwest tropical Pacific and furthermore situated in a larger Asia-Pacific context for a full comprehension of landscape evolution at variable scales.  The author examines what happened during the first time when human beings encountered the world’s Remote Oceanic environment in the Mariana Islands about 3500 years ago, followed by a continuous sequence of changing sea level, climate, water resources, forest composition, human population growth, and social dynamics.  This book provides a high-resolution and long-term view of the complexities of landscape evolution that affect all of us today.

Table of Contents:
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 References   Chapter 2: Global applicability of landscape evolution Coastal China California Hawaiian Islands Mariana Islands References   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 References   Chapter 4: Marianas archaeology in local and regional perspectives Marianas settlement in Asia-Pacific context Foundations of Chamorro heritage References   Chapter 5: Coordinating perspectives of the past Historical perspectives Linguistics Human biology and genetics Faunal records Botanical records References   Chapter 6: Range of archaeological material culture Artefacts Midden Structural features Rock art Caves Landscapes References   Part Two: Chronological sequence   Chapter 7: Building an archaeological chronology Use of radiocarbon dating Marianas chronological outline References   Chapter 8: 1500–1100 B.C., initial settlement Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References   Chapter 9: 1100–700 B.C., changing coastlines Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References   Chapter 10: 700 B.C.–A.D. 1, broadened horizons Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References     Chapter 11: A.D. 1–500, temporary stability Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References     Chapter 12: A.D. 500–1000, sustained use of coastal and inland zones Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References     Chapter 13: A.D. 1000–1700, a sea of islands and monuments Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References     Chapter 14: A.D. 1700–Present, living with colonialism and globalisation Site inventory and dating Landforms Resource zones Material culture Regional context References     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 References   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 References   Chapter 17: Future directions

About the Author :
Mike T. Carson (Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Hawaii, 2002) investigates archaeological and palaeo-landscapes throughout the Asia-Pacific region.  He currently is Associate Professor of Archaeology at the Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), University of Guam, and he is co-editor of Asian Perspectives: The Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, published by University of Hawaii Press.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783319313993
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 307
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3319313991
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jun 2016
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Mariana Islands in the Asia-Pacific Region


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