California Prehistory

Colonization, Culture, and Complexity
Herausgeber: Jones, Terry L.; Klar, Kathryn A.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reader of original synthesizing articles for introductory courses on archaeology and native peoples of California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 998g
• ISBN-13: 9780759119604
• ISBN-10: 0759119600
• Artikelnr.: 28522801

Autorenporträt

Terry L. Jones is an archaeologist at California Polytechnic University, San Luis, Obispo. Kathryn A. Klar is a linguist at the University of California, Berkeley.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Archaeological Progress since 1984 Chapter 2 Late Pleistocene and
Holocene Environments Chapter 3 Post-glacial Evolution of Coastal
Environments Chapter 4 One if by Land, Two if by Sea: Who Were the First
Californians? Chapter 5 Colonization Technologies: Fluted Projectile Points
and the San Clemente Island Woodworking/Microblade Complex Chapter 6
Linguistic Prehistory Chapter 7 Northwest California: Ancient Lifeways
Among Forested Mountains, Flowing Rivers, and Rocky Ocean Shores Chapter 8
Punctuated Culture Change in the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter 9 The
Central Coast: A Mid-Latitude Milieu Chapter 10 The Central Valley: A View
from the Catbird's Seat Chapter 11 Models Made of Glass: A Prehistory of
Northeast California Chapter 12 The Sierra Nevada: Archaeology in the Range
of Light Chapter 13 Prehistory of the Northern California Bight and the
Adjacent Transverse Ranges Chapter 14 Prehistory of the Southern Bight:
Models for a New Millennium Chapter 15 Advances in Understanding Mojave
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