Early Hunter-Gatherers of the California Coast

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. California’s Coastal Hunter-Gatherers

   • Jon M. Erlandson

   Pages 1-19

3. Environmental Setting

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   Pages 21-35

4. Culture History

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   Pages 37-51

5. Research Procedures

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   Pages 53-63

6. Investigations at SBA-1807

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   Pages 65-116

7. Investigations at SBA-2061

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   Pages 117-141

8. Investigations at SBA-2057

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   Pages 143-160

9. Early Holocene Adaptations of the Santa Barbara Channel

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   Pages 161-199

10. Early Holocene Cultural Ecology on the California Coast

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    Pages 201-249

11. Summary and Conclusions

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    Pages 251-281

12. Back Matter

    Pages 283-336

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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.

• California Coast
• coastal environment
• geoarchaeology
• holocene
• hunter-gatherer
• hunter-gatherer ecology
• paleography

• University of Oregon, Eugene, USA

  Jon M. Erlandson

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