Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments viii
4. Introduction xi
5. Prologue: Wetland Worlds and the Past Preserved 3
6. Human Adaptations to Wetland Environments
7. Introduction 27
8. Wetlands and Hunter-Gatherer Land Use in North America 31
9. Wetland Archaeological Sites in Aotearoa (New Zealand) Prehistory 47
10. Wetlands-Associated Sites in the Russian Far East: A Review of Environment, Chronology, and Paleoeconomy 56
11. Prehistoric Wetland Sites in Sweden 64
12. Wet-Site Perspectives, Past and Present
13. Introduction 85
14. The Importance of the Biskupin Wet Site for Twentieth-Century Polish Archaeology 89
15. Ancient Maya Use of Wetlands in Northern Quintana Roo, Mexico 107
16. The Death of the Wildwood and the Birth of Woodmanship in Southeast England 130
17. Stylistic Characteristics of Basketry from Coast Salish Area Wet Sites 139
18. The Boston Back Bay Fish Weirs 157
19. Fishing Technologies on the Northwest Coast
20. Introduction 175
21. A Comparative Chronology of Northwest Coast Fishing Features 180
22. Fishing Weirs in Oregon Coast Estuaries 199
23. Wet-Site Contributions to Developmental Models of Fraser River Fishing Technology 220
24. The Montana Creek Fish Trap I: Archaeological Investigations in Southeast Alaska 239
25. The Montana Creek Fish Trap II: Stratigraphic Interpretation in the Context of Southeastern Alaska Geomorphology 252
26. Preservation and Conservation in Practice
27. Introduction 269
28. Essex Fish Traps and Fisheries: An Integrated Approach to Survey, Recording, and Management 273
29. The Humber Wetlands Survey: An Integrated Approach to Wetland Research and Management 290
30. The Role of Monitoring in the Assessment and Management of Archaeological Sites 302
31. Observations Resulting from the Treatment of Waterlogged Wood Bowls in Aotearoa (New Zealand) 319
32. Supercritical Drying of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood 329
33. Footing the Bill: Conservation Costs in the Private Sector 340
34. Contributors 357
35. Index 359