Red abalone collecting and marine water temperature during the Middle Holocene occupation of Santa Cruz Island, California

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2574-2582

  Glassow, Michael A ^a   Thakar, H B ^a   Kennett, Douglas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; California; Oxygen isotope analysis; Red abalone (Haliotis rufescens); Santa Cruz Island; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HOLOCENE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SANTA CRUZ ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

HALIOTIS RUFESCENS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 84860883892     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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