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Prehistoric queen conch shell midden on the British Virgin Islands (Credit: Flickr: Conch graveyard)

The Humanization of the Caribbean Sea—Archaic Age Prehistoric People Made Extensive Use of Ocean Resources

In my previous post on the humanization of the Caribbean Sea I traced the origins of the first humans—Archaic Age people who fashioned tools out of stone—to settle the vast, island-filled tropical marine system that we now call the Caribbean Sea. In this post I examine how these prehistoric settlers adapted to living on islands that had never experienced any form of human influence, and how their activities began to alter the natural landscapes and surrounding seascapes of these islands over thousands of years.

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Marine Biology – A Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 64 of the Oxford University Press Series

Oxford University Press has just released a podcast I did as part of its Very Short Introductions series. In this episode I introduce the subject of marine biology, a field whose importance is growing rapidly as our oceans undergo rapid and profound changes due to human influences.

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