{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-seafaring-in-small-scale-societies-negotiating-watery-worlds-hardcover","title":"The Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies: Negotiating Watery Worlds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlberto García-Piquer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMikael Fauvelle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eColin Grier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is available in an open access edition thanks to the generous support by the Lund University Library and the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring how ancient peoples developed seafaring technology and used watercraft to support and transform their societies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe development of seafaring technology throughout history expanded geographical and social horizons--powering human mobility and interaction, structuring social contexts, shaping worldviews, and effecting political centralization. This volume examines how watercraft have served as groundbreaking innovations throughout human history, focusing on small-scale societies in saltwater environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidence, contributors examine settlement patterns in western Patagonia, whale hunting by Megalithic societies in Brittany, maritime mobility in Baja California, Coast Salish trip lengths, and Inuit connections to boats and the sea in the Eastern Arctic. Themes explored include the technological capacities of watercraft and the humans who propelled them, the role of watercraft in production and consumption of resources, the impacts of widespread travel on social networks, and the phenomenological experience of seafaring. \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the complex interplays that sustained past watery worlds and highlights the necessity of studying the subject with a holistic and globally comparative approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlberto García-Piquer\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral scholar at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. \u003cb\u003eMikael Fauvelle\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of archaeology and ancient history at Lund University. Fauvelle is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAn Archaeology of Abundance: Reevaluating the Marginality of California's Islands\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eColin Grier\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at Washington State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eBettina Schulz Paulsson Peter Jordan Jordi A. Rivera Prince Matthew Des Lauriers Colin Grier Greer Jarrett Mikael Fauvelle Nelson Aguilera Peter Whitridge Claudia García-Des Lauriers Alberto García-Piquer Raquel Piqué Adam Rorabaugh Erin Smith Victor D. Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45437989355622,"sku":"9780813079493","price":158.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/qO-sEWjNTe9780813079493.webp?v=1775926237","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-seafaring-in-small-scale-societies-negotiating-watery-worlds-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}