{"product_id":"9783319313993","title":"Archaeological Landscape Evolution: The Mariana Islands in the Asia-Pacific Region","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArchaeological Landscape Evolution: The Mariana Islands in the Asia-Pacific Region\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCarson, Mike T.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscapes have been fundamental\nto the human experience world-wide and throughout time, yet how did we as human\nbeings evolve or co-evolve with our landscapes? \nBy answering this question, we can understand our place in the complex,\never-changing world that we inhabit.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis\nbook guides readers on a journey through the concurrent processes of change in\nan integrated natural-cultural history of a landscape.  While outlining the general principles for\nglobal application, a richly illustrated case is offered through the Mariana\nIslands in the northwest tropical Pacific and furthermore situated in a larger\nAsia-Pacific context for a full comprehension of landscape evolution at\nvariable scales.  The author examines what\nhappened during the first time when human beings encountered the world’s Remote\nOceanic environment in the Mariana Islands about 3500 years ago, followed by a\ncontinuous sequence of changing sea level, climate, water resources, forest\ncomposition, human population growth, and social dynamics.  This book provides a high-resolution and\nlong-term view of the complexities of landscape evolution that affect all of us\ntoday.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-06-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319313993\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-31400-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 307\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47515708653708,"sku":"9783319313993","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319313993.jpg?v=1775964447","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319313993","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}