Seasonal stability in Late Holocene shellfish harvesting on the central California coast

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2286-2294

  Jones, Terry L ^a   Kennett, Douglas J ^b   Kennett, James P ^c   Codding, Brian F ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Mussels; Oxygen isotope analysis; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; HARVESTING; HOLOCENE; HUNTER-GATHERER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEASONALITY; SHELLFISH;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 44449097493     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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