As our planet emerges into a new epoch in which humans dominate the Earth system, it is
imperative that societies initiate a new phase of responsible environmental stewardship …

Modern complex societies exhibit marked resilience to interannual-to-decadal droughts, but
cultural responses to multidecadal-to-multicentury droughts can only be addressed by …

Severe drought is the greatest recurring natural disaster to strike North America. A
remarkable network of centuries-long annual tree-ring chronologies has now allowed for the …

▪ Abstract Traumatic injuries in ancient human skeletal remains are a direct source of
evidence for testing theories of warfare and violence that are not subject to the interpretative …

The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

Recent archaeological research has fundamentally altered our understanding of the scope
of past human impacts on nondomesticated animal populations. Predictions derived from …

" All paleoscientists working in the region will want this book because it brings in so much
new material and includes so many new interpretations. This is a grand synthesis and it …

A review of recent research on complex hunter–gatherers in North America suggests that
age-old tensions between evolutionary and historical epistemologies continue to cultivate …

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the social history of anthropology in the
United States, examining the circumstances that gave rise to the discipline and illuminating …

The nature of global change in the Pacific Basin is poorly known compared to other parts of
the world. Climate, Environment, and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium …