Hidden Dimensions : The Cultural Significance of Wetland Archaeology.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prologue: Wetland Worlds and the Past Preserved -- Part 1: Human Adaptations to Wetland Environments -- Introduction -- Wetlands and Hunter-Gatherer Land Use in North America -- Wetland Archaeological Sites in Aotearoa (New Zealand) Prehistory -- Wetlands-Associated Sites in the Russian Far East: A Review of Environment, Chronology, and Paleoeconomy -- Prehistoric Wetland Sites in Sweden -- Part 2: Wet-Site Perspectives, Past and Present -- Introduction -- The Importance of the Biskupin Wet Site for Twentieth-Century Polish Archaeology -- Ancient Maya Use of Wetlands in Northern Quintana Roo, Mexico -- The Death of the Wildwood and the Birth of Woodmanship in Southeast England -- Stylistic Characteristics of Basketry from Coast Salish Area Wet Sites -- The Boston Back Bay Fish Weirs -- Part 3: Fishing Technologies on the Northwest Coast -- Introduction -- A Comparative Chronology of Northwest Coast Fishing Features -- Fishing Weirs in Oregon Coast Estuaries -- Wet-Site Contributions to Developmental Models of Fraser River Fishing Technology -- The Montana Creek Fish Trap I: Archaeological Investigations in Southeast Alaska -- The Montana Creek Fish Trap II: Stratigraphic Interpretation in the Context of Southeastern Alaska Geomorphology -- Part 4: Preservation and Conservation in Practice -- Introduction -- Essex Fish Traps and Fisheries: An Integrated Approach to Survey, Recording, and Management -- The Humber Wetlands Survey: An Integrated Approach to Wetland Research and Management -- The Role of Monitoring in the Assessment and Management of Archaeological Sites -- Observations Resulting from the Treatment of Waterlogged Wood Bowls in Aotearoa (New Zealand) -- Supercritical Drying of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood -- Footing the Bill: Conservation Costs in the Private Sector.

Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Scholars from around the globe examine several aspects of wetland archaeology in North America, Mexico, Europe, eastern Siberia, and New Zealand.

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