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Defining Maritime Cultural Landscapes in California

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Pages 139-164 | Published online: 06 Nov 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Defining a maritime cultural landscape relies on recognizing both the landscape and seascape as integral to maritime societies. While this concept has been part of anthropological studies for decades, data from the submerged portion of the maritime landscape is often overlooked. The maritime archaeological work needed to collect these data has historically been marginalized within the broader archaeological discipline, but is slowly gaining widespread acceptance. More island and coastal researchers have begun integrating land- and sea-based data into their project designs, promoting recognition of the importance of sea-based data from submerged landscapes and encouraging understanding that maritime cultural landscapes shaped and are shaped by maritime societies. Among the many maritime cultural landscapes worldwide, we present two examples from California that exemplify how researchers are conceptualizing maritime landscapes and gathering data necessary for a holistic view of maritime societies and the spaces that influence their cultural development.

RESUMEN

La visión holística que define el paisaje cultural marítimo se basa en el reconocimiento del paisaje terrestre y marítimo como una parte integral de esas sociedades. Aunque este concepto ha sido parte de los estudios antropológicos durante décadas, los datos sobre la porción sumergida de los paisajes marítimos no se ha incluido frecuentemente. El trabajo arqueológico marítimo necesario para colectar estos datos ha sido marginalizado históricamente dentro de la disciplina de arqueología, aunque ha estado ganando aceptación gradualmente. A medida que aumenta la comprensión sobre la importancia de los datos de paisajes sumergidos para el estudio de culturas marítimas, numerosos estudios costeros y de islas integran datos marinos y terrestres para desarrollar una entendimiento más a fondo sobre la complejidad de las sociedades marítimas y de los paisajes marítimos culturales que formaron y fueron formados por estas culturas. Dentro de los muchos paisajes culturales marítimos alrededor del mundo, aquí presentamos dos ejemplos de California que ejemplifican como los investigadores están conceptualizando los estudios de paisajes marítimos y recopilan los datos necesarios para una visión más holística de las sociedades marítimas y los espacios que influenciaron su desarrollo cultural.

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Jon Erlandson, Jennifer Perry, and one anonymous reviewer for their thoughtful comments and suggestions. We thank Todd Braje, Jillian Maloney, and Shannon Klotsko for the data and images provided from the Santarosae project, which was graciously supported by a BOEM and San Diego State University Cooperative Agreement Award (No. M15AC00012).

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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