Defining Maritime Cultural Landscapes in California

Gusick, Amy E.; Dodds, Tricia; Jaffke, Denise; Meniketti, Marco; Ball, Dave

doi:10.1080/1947461x.2019.1659720

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“…In this case, we seek to understand the changing physical landscape of Isla Espiritu Santo between 12.5 and 6.5 ka to find more submerged archaeological evidence. To achieve a better interpretation of the cognitive map of prehistoric societies, we must complete the record of the spatial context that they inhabited (Gusick et al, 2019; Lemke, 2020). Therefore, reconstruction of relict landscapes is the first step toward finding submerged precontact sites.…”

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Paleoshoreline reconstruction: A proposed method to approach submerged prehistoric landscapes of Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Robles‐Montes,

Martínez‐Flores,

Faught

et al. 2023

Geoarchaeology

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When the first Americans inhabited the area now known as Isla Espiritu Santo, around 12.5 and 6 ka, the sea level continuously rose. This resulted in the loss of the coastal territory and the retreat of the human population further inland. Part of the archaeological evidence of this period currently lies over the seafloor and under the seabed. Therefore, reconstructing paleoshorelines is a necessary first step toward submerged precontact archaeology and a broad understanding of the spatial context in which those human populations interacted and how the landscapes changed. Isla Espiritu Santo is of prehistoric importance as it contains numerous Paleocoastal tradition sites as early as ~12,400 Cal B.P. This research aims to reconstruct the changing shoreline positions as sea levels rose around Isla Espiritu Santo between 12.5 and 6.5 ka. We apply numerical modeling to map digital elevation models at 1 ka intervals by estimating the changes in the morphology of the seafloor according to the deposition rates and global sea‐level curve. The results show the evolution of coastal morphology and paleoshoreline's position. Three primary geoforms are proposed: (1) coastal plains, (2) tombolo, and (3) a coastal lagoon–island barrier system. This also offers insights into the physical aspect of submerged prehistoric landscapes and the possible resource exploitation options of early societies. In this research, the reconstruction of submerged landscapes seeks to contribute to the long‐term goal of locating submerged precontact sites.

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Paleoshoreline reconstruction: A proposed method to approach submerged prehistoric landscapes of Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Robles‐Montes,

Martínez‐Flores,

Faught

et al. 2023

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Shipwrecks in the Western Caribbean: Archipelago of San Andres, Old Providence, and Santa Catalina: Between Narratives and Hurricanes

Gomez Pretel,

Delgado,

Martín

2023

J Mari Arch

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Soils and terrestrial sediments on the seafloor: Refining archaeological paleoshoreline estimates and paleoenvironmental reconstruction off the California coast

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On global, regional, and local scales, sea level histories and paleoshoreline reconstructions are critical to understanding the deep history of human adaptations in island and coastal settings. The distance of any individual site from the coast strongly influences decisions about the transport of coastal resources and has a direct impact on human settlement and resources procurement strategies. Our ability, then, to identify relic productive habitats, such as wetlands, that were subaerial during time periods relevant to human occupation, is critical to models of human settlement and resource patterning that guide our search to identify cultural resources. Accurate location of productive habitats becomes more critical when searching for terminal Pleistocene sites submerged by postglacial marine transgression. While paleoshoreline reconstructions and sea level histories can provide a baseline for identifying drowned and ancient coastal ecosystems, post-transgressive sediment deposited on the seafloor can skew accurate paleoshoreline location. To correct for this, we used sub-bottom profiling data from the southern California Coast to determine revised paleoshoreline locations and to identify sonar signatures indicative of paleogeographic contexts that may harbor wetland environments. These data were used to define core sample locations that resulted in the identification of submerged, preserved paleosols. The paleosols data, presented here for the first time, have provided information on ancient landscapes and relic habitats that were subaerial prior to postglacial sea level rise. In our study area on the continental shelf off the California Channel Islands archipelago, the paleosols correspond to a critical period of shifting habitats, evolving landscapes, species extinctions, and the arrival of humans into a rapidly changing ecosystem.

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Defining Maritime Cultural Landscapes in California

Cited by 4 publications

References 66 publications

Paleoshoreline reconstruction: A proposed method to approach submerged prehistoric landscapes of Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Paleoshoreline reconstruction: A proposed method to approach submerged prehistoric landscapes of Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Shipwrecks in the Western Caribbean: Archipelago of San Andres, Old Providence, and Santa Catalina: Between Narratives and Hurricanes

Soils and terrestrial sediments on the seafloor: Refining archaeological paleoshoreline estimates and paleoenvironmental reconstruction off the California coast

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