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Maritime Adaptation

Maritime Adaptation is a theoretical construct in Pacific Archaeology that refers to the specialized strategies and behavioral patterns developed by human societies for exploiting marine resources and navigating island environments, distinguishing it from terrestrial subsistence models by its focus on coastal and oceanic ecological interactions.

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5.3K

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211

Authors

132

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

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Publications

84

Poor Man, Rich Man, Big-man, Chief: Political Types in Melanesia and Polynesia

Marshall Sahlins · Comparative Studies in Society and History · 1963 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Identification of global marine hotspots: sentinels for change and vanguards for adaptation action

Alistair J. Hobday · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · 2013 · 652 citations · Full text

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Maritime Hunter-Gatherers: Ecology and Prehistory [and Comments and Reply]

David R. Yesner, William S. Ayres, David L. Carlson et al. · Current Anthropology · 1980 · 274 citations

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Oceans, Islands, and Coasts: Current Perspectives on the Role of the Sea in Human Prehistory

Jon M. Erlandson, Scott M. Fitzpatrick · The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology · 2006 · 220 citations

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Health in Prehistoric Populations of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands

Patricia Lambert · American Antiquity · 1993 · 135 citations

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Authors

211

  1. JM
    Jon M. Erlandson

    University of Oregon, United States

    6 publications · 444 citations

    6

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  2. DR
    David R. Yesner

    University of Alaska Anchorage, United States

    4 publications · 347 citations

    4

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  3. SM
    Scott M. Fitzpatrick

    University of Oregon, United States

    4 publications · 345 citations

    4

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  4. TC
    Torben C. Rick

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    4 publications · 190 citations

    4

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  5. AM
    Alexandre Magnan

    Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales, France

    3 publications · 138 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

132

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    818 citations

  2. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    479 citations

  3. La Rochelle Université

    La Rochelle, France

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    453 citations

  4. Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    138 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    138 citations

  7. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    276 citations

  8. University of the South Pacific

    Suva, Fiji

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    120 citations

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Venues

  1. Arctic Anthropology

    8 publications · 179 citations

    8

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  2. American Antiquity

    5 publications · 375 citations

    5

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  3. Environmental Science & Policy

    4 publications · 142 citations

    4

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  4. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

    4 publications · 426 citations

    4

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  5. World Archaeology

    4 publications · 76 citations

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