Early hunter-gatherers of the California coast /

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 rec...

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Main Author: Erlandson, Jon
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1994]
Series:Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.
Language of science.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-309) and index.
ISBN:9781475750423 (electronic bk.)
1475750420 (electronic bk.)