Table of Contents

Introduction; Marine Mammals in Archaeological Contexts on the Baja California Peninsula; The Archaeology of the Interaction Between Marine Mammals & Humans in Central & Southeastern Mesoamerica; A Prehispanic Whale Rib from Monte Alban, Oaxaca: Its Importance in the Mesoamerican Context; Zooarcheological Evidence on the Utilization of Marine Mammals in Northern South America & the Caribbean: A Contribution to Long-Term Biological Conservation; Human Use of Aquatic Mammals in Northern South America (Colombia & Panama): Some Evidence from Ethnographic & Ethnohistorical Records; Zooarchaeological Evidence of Otariids in Continental Coast of Patagonia, Argentina: Old & New Perspectives; Human Predation on Pinnipeds in the Beagle Channel; Marine Mammals in Southern South America: Biology, Current Status & Conservation; Conclusion; Index.