The Archaic Period is the longest and one of the most transitional of the cultural periods in North America. Its exact date varied across the continent, but it

Obsidian was long valued by ancient peoples as a raw material for producing stone tools, and archaeologists have increasingly come to view obsidian studies as a

This volume brings together contributions from an experienced group of archaeologists and geologists whose common objective is to present thorough and current r

Human settlement has often centered around coastal areas and waterways. Until recently, however, archaeologists believed that marine economies did not develop u

This volume details how new theories and methods have recently advanced the archaeological study of initial human colonization of islands around the world, incl