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Migration and Disruptions University Press of Florida Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola Migration and Disruptions Toward a Unifying Theory of Ancient and Contemporary Migrations Edited by Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda University Press of Florida Gainesville · Tallahassee · Tampa · Boca Raton Pensacola · Orlando · Miami · Jacksonville · Ft. Myers · Sarasota Copyright 2015 by Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper This book may be available in an electronic edition. 20 19 18 17 16 15 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Migration and disruptions : toward a unifying theory of ancient and contemporary migrations / edited by Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda. pages cm Includes index. ISBN 978-0-8130-6080-4 1. Human beings—Migrations. 2. Social sciences—Emigration and immigration. 3. Emigration and immigration. I. Baker, Brenda J., editor. II. Tsuda, Takeyuki, editor. GN370.M52 2015 304.8—dc23 2015004616 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii Part I. A Conceptual Framework Introduction: Bridging the Past and Present in Assessing Migration 3 Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda 1. Unifying Themes in Studies of Ancient and Contemporary Migrations 15 Takeyuki Tsuda, Brenda J. Baker, James F. Eder, Kelly J. Knudson, Jonathan Maupin, Lisa Meierotto, and Rachel E. Scott Part II. Past Perspectives 2. The Anglo-Saxon Migration: An Archaeological Case Study of Disruption 33 Catherine Hills 3. Religious Disruption and the Islamic Conquest of Andalucía 52 Sonia Zakrzewski 4. Causes and Consequences of Migration in Epiclassic Northern Mesoamerica 73 Christopher S. Beekman 5. The Debated Role of Migration in the Fall of Ancient Teotihuacan in Central Mexico 97 George L. Cowgill 6. Migration as a Response to Environmental and Political Disruption: The Middle Horizon and Late Intermediate Periods in the South- Central Andes 123 Kelly J. Knudson and Christina Torres-Rouff Part III. Modern Perspectives 7. “Disruption,” Use Wear, and Migrant Habitus in the Sonoran Desert 145 Jason De León, Cameron Gokee, and Anna Forringer-Beal 8. Environmental Disruption as a Consequence of Human Migration: The Case of the U.S.-Mexico Border 179 Lisa Meierotto 9. Rethinking “Causation” and “Disruption”: The Environment- Migration Nexus in Northern Ethiopia 196 James Morrissey 10. Migration and Disruption on Palawan Island, the Philippines: A Comparison of Two Cases 223 James F. Eder 11. Unequal in the Court of Public Opinion: Mexican and Asian Immigrant Disruptions in the United States 243 Takeyuki Tsuda 12. Perceptions of Disruption: Media Representations and Medical Staffs’ Perceptions of Undocumented Immigrants’ Impact on Healthcare Services in Post–SB 1070 Arizona 270 Jonathan Maupin 13. Conclusion: Migration and Disruptions from Prehistory to the Present 296 Takeyuki Tsuda and Brenda J. Baker List of Contributors 333 Index 337 Figures 3.1. Location of Écija in southern Iberia 54 3.2. Example of an emarginate patella 62 3.3. Plot of principal components analyses of Écija crania relative to comparative sample means 64 4.1. Map of northern Mesoamerica, showing states, sites, and regions 74 5.1. Aerial view of the central part of Teotihuacan 102 5.2. Selected archaeological sites in Mesoamerica 103 5.3. Selected archaeological sites and major lakes in and near the Basin of Mexico 105 6.1. Map of the study area in the south-central Andes 124 6.2. Middle Horizon period snuff tray with Tiwanaku iconography from the Solcor-3 cemetery 128 6.3. Multidimensional scaling plot of Mean Measure of Divergence (biological distance) between cemeteries 133 7.1. Map of study area on the Mexico-Arizona border 148 7.2. Typical items carried by migrants 149 7.3. Migrant stations 150 7.4. Use wear on shoes 160 7.5. A woman’s blistered foot 160 7.6. Bottles recovered from a migrant station 162 7.7. Braces, clothing, and shoes with biological traces 164 7.8. Writing farewell messages on the backpacks of people preparing to cross the border 165 viii · Figures 7.9. BK-03 before and after cleanup 167 7.10. Comparison of whole backpacks with recovered backpack components from BK-03 168 12.1. Perceptions of immigrants’ disruption on the economy 285 12.2. Perceptions of immigrants’ disruption on healthcare costs 286 12.3. Perceptions of which population group accounts for the greatest proportion of uncompensated healthcare costs 287 12.4. Perceptions of healthcare reform and access 287 12.5. Perceptions of treatment and immigration actions for undocumented immigrants requiring long-term care 288 12.6. Perceptions of documentation status and healthcare operations 288 Tables 6.1. Comparison of mean radiogenic strontium isotope values from San Pedro de Atacama cemeteries 130 7.1. Border patrol apprehensions, 2000–2012 146 7.2. Artifact counts at BK-03 and comparable sites 170 12.1. Newspapers included in the sample 278 12.2. Codes regarding SB 1405 279 12.3. Frequency of themes regarding SB 1405 281

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“Artfully integrates scholarship on both past and present migration. With its thematic focus on disruption, this volume develops unprecedented nuance in the treatment of migration.”—Graciela S. Cabana, coeditor of Rethinking Anthropological Perspectives on Migration   “A significant contrib
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