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The Study of Indigenous Landscape and Seascape Stewardship on the Central California Coast: The Findings of a Collaborative Eco-Archaeological Investigation

Tue, 6 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This volume presents the results of a collaborative eco-archaeological project that examines evidence for Indigenous landscape and seascape stewardship practices over 7000 years on the Central California coast. The goal of this work is to develop a better understanding of practices employed by local tribes to enhance the diversity, productivity, and sustainability of culturally important plants and animals in tribal lands and waters. The centerpiece of the project is the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band (AMTB), whose members are Indigenous to the area and descend from survivors of the historic Franciscan mission’s Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista.

They are working on developing a better understanding of their ancestral stewardship activities that may serve as a historical baseline for revitalizing Indigenous practices on the Central California coast today.

Reflections on Volcanic Glass: Proceedings of the 2021 International Obsidian Conference

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This volume results from the 2021 International Obsidian Conference (IOC), a virtual symposium held in the spring of 2021. Originally scheduled as an in-person event at the University of California, Berkeley, the conference transitioned to a virtual venue due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 participants from a wide range of time zones stayed up into the wee hours of the night to hear the presentations and engage with others who share a passion for obsidian. Obsidian studies are a robust facet of archaeology, and this volume highlights a diverse range of research themes. Seven chapters in this volume feature studies from across the globe, organized broadly by region, including Europe, Africa, Central America, and South America. A separate section with an additional two chapters presents methodological developments in the field.The digital version is linked to 28 data files that are distributed as Supplementary Materials.

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Prehistoric Hunter-gatherers of Shelter Island, New York: an Archaeological Study of the Mashomack Preserve

Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Prehistoric Hunter-gatherers of Shelter Island, New York: an Archaeological Study of the Mashomack Preserve

Studies in Ancient Mesoamerica

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Studies in Ancient Mesoamerica

Sources of Stones Used in Prehistoric Mesoamerican Sites

Mon, 2 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Sources of Stones Used in Prehistoric Mesoamerican Sites

Papers on Anthropology of the Great Basin

Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Papers on Anthropology of the Great Basin

The Application of the Physical Sciences to Archaeology

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Application of the Physical Sciences to Archaeology

Studies in Ancient Mesoamerica, III

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Studies in Ancient Mesoamerica, III

Methods in Artifact Analysis: A Study of Upper Paleolithic Burins

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Essays in California Archaeology: A Memorial To Franklin Fenega

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Essays in California Archaeology: A Memorial To Franklin Fenega

Explorations In The Pisco Valley: Max Uhle's Reports To Phoebe Apperson Hearst August 1901 To January 1902

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Explorations In The Pisco Valley: Max Uhle's Reports To Phoebe Apperson Hearst August 1901 To January 1902

Explorations on The Makran Coast, Pakistan: A Search For Paradise

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Explorations on The Makran Coast, Pakistan: A Search For Paradise

Fields of Victory: Vijayanagara and the Course of Intensification

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Fields of Victory: Vijayanagara and the Course of Intensification

Kala Uyuni: An Early Political Center in the Southern Lake Titicaca Basin

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

2003 Excavations of the Taraco Archaeological Project

Studies in Ancient Mesoamerica, IV

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Studies in Ancient Mesoamerica, IV

San Francisco Bay Archaeology: Sites Ala-328, Ala-13 and Ala-12

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

San Francisco Bay Archaeology: Sites Ala-328, Ala-13 and Ala-12

An Archaeological Assay on Dry Creek, Sonoma County, California

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Studies in Olmec Archaeology

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Studies in Olmec Archaeology

The Castaldí Collection from Central and Southern Baja California

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Castaldí Collection from Central and Southern Baja California

Colossal Heads of the Olmec

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Colossal Heads of the Olmec

A Bibliography of California Archaeology

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Bibliography of California Archaeology

The Round Valley Indians of California

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Round Valley Indians of California

Papers on Mesoamerican Archaeology

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Papers on Mesoamerican Archaeology

Magnetometer Survey of the La Venta Pyramid and Other Papers on Mexican Archaeology

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Magnetometer Survey of the La Venta Pyramid and Other Papers on Mexican Archaeology

Studies in California Paleopathology

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Studies in California Paleopathology

Papers on Olmec and Maya Archaeology

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Papers on Olmec and Maya Archaeology

Observations on the Emergence of Civilization in Mesoamerica

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Observations on the Emergence of Civilization in Mesoamerica

Miscellaneous Papers on Archaeology

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Miscellaneous Papers on Archaeology

The Early Horizon in Central California Prehistory

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Early Horizon in Central California Prehistory

Archaeology and the Prehistoric Great Basin Lacustrine Subsistence Regime as Seen from Lovelock Cave, Nevada

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Archaeology and the Prehistoric Great Basin Lacustrine Subsistence Regime as Seen from Lovelock Cave, Nevada

Studes in the Archaeology of Mexico and Guatemala

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Studes in the Archaeology of Mexico and Guatemala

A Stylistic and Chronological Study of Olmec Monumental Sculpture

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Stylistic and Chronological Study of Olmec Monumental Sculpture

Four Great Basin Petroglyph Studies

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Four Great Basin Petroglyph Studies

Chronological Ordering of Great Basin Prehistory

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Chronological Ordering of Great Basin Prehistory

Papers on California Ethnography

Thu, 5 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Papers on California Ethnography

Two Papers on the Physical Anthropology of California Indians