Early Holocene fishing strategies on the California Coast: Evidence from CA-SBA-2057

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 621-633

  Rick, Torben C ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Early holocene; Faunal remains; Fishing; Maritime adaptations

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FISHING COMMUNITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HOLOCENE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033926788     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0493     Document Type: Article

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