'This is an innovative and indeed, thought provoking book exploring the ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies ... It is a book for both the archaeologist and anthropologist, and is admirable in making them aware of each others fields of study, but more importantly, the interaction between them that is of tremendous value to both.' – Minerva'It offers a well-written, wide-ranging and up-to-date coverage of important themes in Mediterranean prehistory, and a critical development of the starting point in Island biogeograophy. It reads well and will be much used.' – Landscape History'Patton's book is both timely and welcome because it compiles and summarizes much of the research in Mediterranean island biography, and thereby provides a good introduction to the subject.' – Thomas F.Strasser, California State University

• Chapter 1 Islands in Time: An Introduction; Chapter 2 Approaches to Island Archaeology; Chapter 3 The Colonisation of the Mediterranean Islands; Chapter 4 Insularity and Human Ecology; Chapter 5 Elaboration and Continuity in Mediterranean Island Prehistory; Chapter 6 Networks of Interaction In Mediterranean Island Prehistory; Chapter 7 Island Sociogeography and Mediterranean Prehistory;

'This is an innovative and indeed, thought provoking book exploring the ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies ... It is a book for both the archaeologist and anthropologist, and is admirable in making them aware of each others fields of study, but more importantly, the interaction between them that is of tremendous value to both.' – Minerva'It offers a well-written, wide-ranging and up-to-date coverage of important themes in Mediterranean prehistory, and a critical development of the starting point in Island biogeograophy. It reads well and will be much used.' – Landscape History'Patton's book is both timely and welcome because it compiles and summarizes much of the research in Mediterranean island biography, and thereby provides a good introduction to the subject.' – Thomas F.Strasser, California State University

• Chapter 1 Islands in Time: An Introduction; Chapter 2 Approaches to Island Archaeology; Chapter 3 The Colonisation of the Mediterranean Islands; Chapter 4 Insularity and Human Ecology; Chapter 5 Elaboration and Continuity in Mediterranean Island Prehistory; Chapter 6 Networks of Interaction In Mediterranean Island Prehistory; Chapter 7 Island Sociogeography and Mediterranean Prehistory;