{"product_id":"archaeology-volcanism-and-remote-sensing-in-the-arenal-region-costa-rica-paperback-softback-9780292704350","title":"Archaeology, Volcanism, and Remote Sensing in the Arenal Region, Costa Rica (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292704350","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArchaeology, Volcanism, and Remote Sensing in the Arenal Region, Costa Rica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePayson D. Sheets (Edited by), Brian R. McKee (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292704350\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow humans adapt to life in an area prone to natural disasters is an intriguing study for the social sciences. In this volume, experts from several disciplines explore the adaptation process of prehistoric societies in the volcanic Arenal region of Costa Rica from about 2000 BC to the Spanish Conquest at about AD 1500.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe data in this volume come from a survey of the region conducted with the latest remote sensing technology. Sheets and his coauthors have compiled a detailed record of human settlements in the area, including dozens of archaeological sites and a network of prehistoric footpaths that reveals patterns of travel and communication across the region. The Arenal peoples prospered in their precarious environment apparently by taking advantage of food and lithic resources, keeping population levels low, and avoiding environmental degradation. These findings will interest a wide interdisciplinary audience in anthropology and archaeology, earth sciences, technology, geography, and human ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The Proyecto PrehistÓ\u003cbr\u003erico Arenal: An Introduction (Payson D. Sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. The Eruption of 1968 and Tephra Stratigraphy of Arenal Volcano (William G. Melson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Archaeological Survey in the Arenal Basin (Marilynn Mueller)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Tronadora Vieja: An Archaic and Early Formative Site in the Arenal Region (John E. Bradley)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Excavations at Sitio BolÍ\u003cbr\u003evar: A Late Formative Village in the Arenal Basin (John W. Hoopes and Mark L. Chenault)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. The Silencio Site: An Early to Middle Polychrome Period Cemetery in the Arenal Region (John E. Bradley)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Proyecto PrehistÓ\u003cbr\u003erico Arenal Excavations in the Santa Rosa River Valley (John W. Hoopes and Mark L. Chenault)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. Remote Sensing in the Arenal Region (Brian R. McKee and Thomas L. Sever)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. Prehistoric Footpaths in Costa Rica: Remote Sensing and Field Verification (Brian R. McKee, Thomas L. Sever, and Payson D. Sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Ceramic Analysis and Culture History in the Arenal Region (John W. Hoopes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11. Chipped Stone Artifacts from the Cordillera de TilarÁ\u003cbr\u003en (Payson D. Sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12. Precolumbian Ground, Polished, and Incised Stone Artifacts from the Cordillera de TilarÁ\u003cbr\u003en (Mark L. Chenault)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13. Prehistoric Jewelry from the Arenal Basin (Marilynn Mueller and Mark L. Chenault)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14. Phytolith Records from the Proyecto PrehistÓ\u003cbr\u003erico Arenal (Dolores R. Piperno)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15. Pollen Evidence for Prehistoric Environment and Subsistence Activities (Karen H. Clary)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16. Macrobotanical Remains of the Proyecto PrehistÓ\u003cbr\u003erico Arenal (Nancy Mahaney, Meredith H. Matthews, and Aida Blanco Vargas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 17. Summary and Conclusions (Payson D. Sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530842599704,"sku":"9780292704350","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/archaeology-volcanism-and-remote-sensing-in-the-arenal-region-costa-rica-paperback-softback-9780292704350","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}