Marine Ventures

Introduction: Archaeological Perspectives on Human-Sea RelationsHein B. Bjerck and A. Francisco J. ZangrandoPart I: Beginnings: Early Marine Foraging and Adaptive Trajectories1. Shells on the HillEsteban Alvarez-Fernandez, University of Salamanca2. The Emergence of Sedentism in Mesolithic Western NorwayKnut Andreas Bergsvik, University of Bergen, et al3. Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and ScandinaviaHein B. Bjerck, et al4. On the Applicability of Environmental and Ethnographic Reference FramesHeidi Mjelva Breivik, et al5. Hakai, a Late-glacial to Early Holocene Paleoshoreline 'Sweet Spot' on the West Coast of CanadaDaryl Fedje and Duncan McLaren, both at University of Victoria, Canada6. Two Case Studies in the Initial Early Holocene Colonisation in Parts of Europe's Atlantic EdgesPeter C. Woodman, University College Cork7. Exploring Trajectories towards Social ComplexityA. Francisco J. Zangrando, et alPart II: Life Styles: Settlements and Subsistence by the Sea8. Searching for Maritime Hunter-gatherer Archaeological Record in the Shifting Shorelines of the South Pacific Coast Omar Reyes Baez, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile, et al9. Archaeology of Maritime Hunter-gatherers from Southernmost Patagonia, South AmericaManuel San Roman Bontes, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile, et al10. Home by the SeaSilje E. Fretheim, et al11. Coastal Hazards, Resiliency and the Co-evolution of Human-natural Systems along the Southeast Coast of Sri Lanka during the Late Quaternary Hans Harmsen and Priyantha Karunaratne, both at SUNY, Buffalo12. Icescapes and ArchaeologyJason Rogers, University of Exeter13. A Submerged Mesolithic Grave Site Reveals Remains of the First Norwegian Seal HuntersBirgitte Skar, et al14. Rethinking the Mesolithic of the Sado Paleoestuary, PortugalJoaquina Soares, University of Lisbon15. Marine Adaptation in the Middle Mesolithic of South-eastern NorwaySteinar Solheim and Per Persson, both at the University of Oslo16. Fishing as a New Commercial Profession and the Dawn of New Habitation along the Norwegian CoastHelge Sorheim, University of Stavanger, NorwayPart III: Seafaring: Logistics, Encounters and Communications17. Indigenous Sailing in the ArcticEvguenia Anichtchenko, University of Southampton18. Chaloupes and KayaksAmanda Crompton and Lisa Rankin, both at Memorial University, Newfoundland19. The Seascapes of SantarosaeJon M. Erlandson, University of Oregon20. Marine Ventures in the Stone Age Rock Art of FennoscandiaJan Magne Gjerde, University of Oslo21. Marine Ventures and Thomas Bridges' Yamana-English DictionaryMagnhild M. Husoy and Elisabeth F. Swensen, both at NTNU22. Quartz Utilization along the Coast of Southern NorwaySvein Vatsvag Nielsen, University of Oslo, et al23. Kayaks and ChaloupesLisa Rankin and Amanda Crompton24. Bronze Age Connections across the Baltic SeaUwe Sperling, Tartu University, Estonia