Isolation, Interaction, and Island Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12808136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Erlandson (0000-0002-4705-4319, University of Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-86 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1556-4894 • E-ISSN: 1556-1828 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15564890801999939 |
| OpenAlex | W2020731201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
have spent several decades discussingand debating the relative importanceof isolation vs. interaction in the cul-tural and biological evolution of is-land peoples. The papers in this spe-cial section—including the commen-taries by Broodbank (2008) and Terrell(2008)—as well as recent contributionsbyAnderson(2006),BoomertandBright(2007), Fitzpatrick et al. (2007), Moss(2004), and Rainbird (2007) cover thehistory and nuances of this debate ad-mirably and make important method-ological and theoretical contributions toisland and coastal archaeology. Terrell’s(2008) rhetorical question about whatthe ‘Average Joe’ might think of suchscholarly debates is a compelling re-minder that common sense often pro-vides the best test for how useful ourreconstructions are to archaeologists,other scholars, and the general public.For me, after reviewing numerous‘isolationist’ and ‘interactionist’ argu-ments, common sense suggests that: (1)the geography of islands around theworld varies tremendously, as does the
Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Historical archaeology · Isolation (microbiology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Modelling Cultural Niches of Foraging Populations Along the South Coast of Tierra del Fuego
El uso humano de espacios externos en el archipiélago de Tierra del Fuego durante el Holoceno
Coastal Connectivity
A technical adaptation? Shell dye extraction on the eve of the roman conquest in Gaul (Port-Blanc, Hoedic island, France)
No Island is an Island
The Archaeology of Islands
Late Colonization of Easter Island
Colonization of Islands by Humans
The Theory of Island Biogeography
Straw Boats and the Proverbial Sea
Island Archaeology
Not Waving but Drowning
Attractive Ideas, Desirable Goods
On the Question of the Absence of Archaic Age Sites on Jamaica
Evidence for a Shorter Chronology on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Islands and the Average Joe
Islands of Exile
The Archaeology of Aquatic Adaptations
Oceans, Islands, and Coasts
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |