The Ethnoarchaeology of Adaptation on Arid Islands

Settlements on the island of Dokos attest to the human ability to cope successfully with the lack of fresh water. The study of a resident herding family provides insights into water management and other subsistence activities in an austere environment. The study examines herd management, use of local resources, contacts with the mainland, and the use of expedient tools, and provides analogs for understanding adaptation to island settings

Adaptive strategies · Agriculture · Archaeology · Arid · Biology · Business · Environmental resource management · Ethnoarchaeology · Geography · Herding · Human settlement · Livestock · Mainland · Pastoralism · Subsistence agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Ecology