and Research Context.- Site Description, Research Design, and Methodology.- Stratigraphy and Sedimentology.- Archaeological Stratigraphy.- Cultural Features and Loci.- The Artifact Assemblage from Aetokremnos.- The Faunal Assemblages.- The Dating of Akortiri Aetokremnos.- Specialized Analyses.- Additional Archaeological Investigations on the Akrotiri Peninsula.- A Comparative Study of the Aetokremnos Chipped Stone.- Bitter Hippos of Cyprus?.- The Function of Akrotiri Aetokremnos and Its Place in Colonization and Extinction Events.
`Alan Simmons' Faunal Extinction in an Island society is as
enjoyable to read and as hard to put down as a good mystery.
...this is a thoroughly fascinating book, and one that should be
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`Faunal Extinction in an Island Society is a "must-read" for anyone
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Quaternary Research, 60 (2003) "Faunal Extinction in an Island
Society is a 'must read' for anyone interested in island
biogeography, endemic Late Pleistocene island faunas and
extinctions, and Mediterranean island colonization and cultural
adaptation." (Quaternary Research 60: 2003)
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