Product Description
Based on detailed excavation data, the author reconstructs the paleography of the Santa Barbara coast ca. 8500 years ago, makes comparisons to other early California sites, and applies his findings to current theories of hunter-gatherers and coastal environments. With an emphasis on paleographic reconstructions, site formation processes, chronological studies, and integrated faunal analyses, the work will be of interest to a wide range of scholars working in shell middens, hunter-gatherer ecology, geoarchaeology, and coatal or aquatic adaptations.
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
Early Hunter-Gatherers of the California Coast
and over 140,000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s new wireless reading device. Learn more
|
||||||||
Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 68 books | 6 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: shellfish taxa, midden constituents, many coastal canyons, multiple shell fragments, retouched chunk (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Santa Barbara, San Dieguito, San Diego, Channel Islands, Santa Rosa Island (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
||
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
At the time of European contact, California was home to some of the most populous and complex hunter-gatherer societies anywhere in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shellfish taxa, midden constituents, many coastal canyons, multiple shell fragments, retouched chunk, seven test units, faunal classes, nutritional conversions, shellfish assemblage, chipped stone debitage, numerous manos, coastal paleogeography, early coastal sites, overlying midden, sea cliff retreat, grading spoils, metate fragments, bone bipoints, central site area, clam fragments, coastal migration theory, earliest coastal sites, early midden, estuarine taxa, intensive core reduction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Barbara, San Dieguito, San Diego, Channel Islands, Santa Rosa Island, Oak Grove, Los Angeles, Monterey Bifacially, San Luis Obispo, Harris Site, San Augustin, Early Period, Eel Point, Monterey Unifacially, North Pacific, Coso Volcanic Field, Middle Period, Point Arguello, Chester King, New World, United States, Batiquitos Lagoon, Cañada de la Gaviota, Daisy Cave, Goleta Slough New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
At the time of European contact, California was home to some of the most populous and complex hunter-gatherer societies anywhere in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shellfish taxa, midden constituents, many coastal canyons, multiple shell fragments, retouched chunk, seven test units, faunal classes, nutritional conversions, shellfish assemblage, chipped stone debitage, numerous manos, coastal paleogeography, early coastal sites, overlying midden, sea cliff retreat, grading spoils, metate fragments, bone bipoints, central site area, clam fragments, coastal migration theory, earliest coastal sites, early midden, estuarine taxa, intensive core reduction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Barbara, San Dieguito, San Diego, Channel Islands, Santa Rosa Island, Oak Grove, Los Angeles, Monterey Bifacially, San Luis Obispo, Harris Site, San Augustin, Early Period, Eel Point, Monterey Unifacially, North Pacific, Coso Volcanic Field, Middle Period, Point Arguello, Chester King, New World, United States, Batiquitos Lagoon, Cañada de la Gaviota, Daisy Cave, Goleta Slough New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!