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Purisimeño Chumash prehistory : maritime adaptations along the Southern California coast / Michael A. Glassow.
Author
Glassow, Michael A.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, ©1996.
Description
xiv, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Details
Subject(s)
Chumash Indians
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Antiquities
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Underwater archaeology
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California
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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California
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
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Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.)
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Antiquities
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Indigenous Studies
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Series
Case studies in archaeology series
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Case studies in archaeology
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.
Contents
Scope of This Study
The Vandenberg Region's Environmental Setting
The Vandenberg Region's Archaeological Sites
Significance of the Research
II. Prehistoric and Ethnographic Background
Cultures at the Time of European Contact
Prehistoric Background
Conclusions. III. Research Background
The Legal Mandate for the Shuttle Project
Shuttle Project History
The Project Research Design.
IV. Chronological Framework
Introduction
Radiocarbon Dating
Cross-dating with Artifacts
A Chronological Framework for the Analysis
V. Results of the Excavations
Introduction SBA-539, South Honda Canyon Road Cut
SBA-670, North Honda Canyon Road Cut
SBA-931, Surf Road Cut
Sites Tested in 1974
Conclusions.
VI. Changes in Population and Environment
Variations in Relative Population Density
Evidence of Paleoenvironmental Change
The Relationship between Population Fluctuations and Environmental Change
VII. Confronting the Research Problems
Settlement Contexts of the Sites
The Course of Subsistence Change
Environment, Population, and Subsistence
Concluding Remarks on the Role of Environment and Population
The Role of the Vandenberg Region in Interregional Exchange.
VIII. Retrospects and Prospects
The Attraction of Marine Food Resources
The Neglected Realms of Culture: Social Organization and Ideology
Hindsight is always 20-20
The Contributions of Archaeological Research Performed under Contract
Management of Archaeological Resources on Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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ISBN
0155030841 ((paperback))
9780155030848 ((paperback))
LCCN
95080318
OCLC
35840885
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