List of Figures and TablesSECTION ONE. INTRODUCTIONForewordHelen Dawson1. Introduction: Coastal Archaeology in Small IslandsMaaike S. de Waal2. Island Archaeology: An Integrative Review from a Maritime PerspectiveVeronica Walker Vadillo, & Kristin IlvesSECTION TWO. MOBILITY, CONNECTEDNESS, AND INSULARITY3. Connecting the Coastline. Visibility and Coastal Navigation in the Southern Coastline of Menorca during the Late Bronze AgeAlejandra Galmés-Alba, & Manuel Calvo Trias4. Transporting Parian and Naxian Marble in the CycladesJudith Muñoz-Sogas5. The Relevance of ‘Far-Flung’ Island Landscapes in Prehistoric Scotland: Loch Roag and the Complex of CalanaisGail Higginbottom, Vincent Mom, & Mike Efstathiou6. Challenging Concepts of Remoteness in the Outer HebridesEmily Gal, & Rebecca Rennell7. Beachware as a Cultural Resource in Prehistoric Small Island Societies: Examples from the Western Isles, Scotland, and the Ryukyu Islands, JapanMatt LawSECTION THREE. METHODS8. Project SENTINELA. Monitoring and Documenting the Erosive Processes on the Cultural Heritage of the Galician Atlantic IslandsPatricia Valle Abad, Alba Antía Rodríguez Novoa, Marta Lago Cerviño, & Adolfo Fernández Fernández9. Three Eroding Shetland Sites: Community Monitoring and Targeted InvestigationEllie Graham10. Pre-colonial Indigenous Settlement in Eroding Coastal Landscapes. The Sites of Little Bay, Boscobelle Bay, and Skeetes Bay Plateau, BarbadosMaaike S. de WaalSECTION FOUR. LANDSCAPE NARRATIVES11. From Defense to Display: Bronze Age Hillforts on the Small Adriatic Island of IstPio Domines Peter12. What a Clam Can Reveal: Understanding Settlement Realignment c. 2500 cal yr BP in Southwestern Viti Levu, FijiRoselyn Kumar, Frank R. Thomas, and Amy Prendergast13. Within the Stories of a Landscape – Archaeology and Folklore on The Blue Maiden, a Pristine Island in the Kalmar StraitKenneth Alexandersson & Anna-Karin KarlssonSECTION FIVE. CONCLUSIONS14. Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking ForwardsMaaike S. de WaalAcknowledgementsAuthor BiographiesThe potential of investigating archaeology on small islands has long been underestimated. Non-local archaeologists often regard such islands as offering (too) few opportunities for prehistoric use and habitation due to limited resources and isolation, whereas prehistoric communities saw them as resource-rich and well-connected. Accessibility and logistical challenges further affect research on small or remote islands, reflecting modern biases shaped by reliance on cars and (digital) infrastructure.This volume brings together research projects on prehistoric coastal archaeology in islands now perceived as ‘small’ or ‘remote’. Divided into five sections, it includes 14 chapters by 23 contributors, covering case studies from the Cyclades (Greece), Adriatic (Croatia), Mediterranean, Galician Atlantic (Spain), Kalmarsund (Sweden), Scotland, Fiji, Japan, and the Caribbean.The contributions address themes such as insularity, interaction, and connectivity, as well as biases linked to ideas of remoteness and isolation. By examining what islands offered to prehistoric communities and tracing the continuous use of coastal locations, the volume shows that these were not marginal areas but activity hotspots. It also considers coastal erosion, threatened heritage, island ecology, and prehistoric resource use and adaptation.It is hoped that this volume will inspire local and non-local archaeologists and archaeology enthusiasts to collaborate in documenting, investigating, and protecting coastal heritage in small islands.