Paleoshoreline reconstruction: A proposed method to approach submerged prehistoric landscapes of Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico

• Published in: Geoarchaeology
• Main Authors: Robles‐Montes, Mayra C., Martínez‐Flores, Guillermo, Faught, Michael K., Nava‐Sánchez, Enrique H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Baja; Lagoon Island; Santo Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gea.21983; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/gea.21983

Abstract When the first Americans inhabited the area now known as Isla Espiritu Santo, around 12.5 and 6 ka, the sea level continuously rose. This resulted in the loss of the coastal territory and the retreat of the human population further inland. Part of the archaeological evidence of this period...