On the antiquity of the single-piece shell fishhook: AMS radiocarbon evidence from the southern California coast

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 933-942

  Rick, Torben C ^a   Vellanoweth, René L ^b   Erlandson, Jon M ^a   Kennett, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry; California; Channel islands; Fishhooks; Marine fishing; Subsistence technology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; FISHING; HOLOCENE;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036729245     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0788     Document Type: Article

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