The Haynes Inlet weirs: Estuarine fishing and archaeological site visibility on the southern Cascadia coast

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1023-1035

  Tveskov, Mark A ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Cascadia; Earthquakes; Estuaries; Fishing; Northwest coast Indians; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FISHING; PRESERVATION; TAPHONOMY;

COOS BAY; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038268766     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00291-1     Document Type: Article

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