Residue analysis links sandstone abraders to shell fishhook production on San Nicolas Island, California

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 287-293

  Smith, Kevin N ^a   Wärmländer, Sebastian K T S ^b   Vellanoweth, René L ^c   Smith, Chelsea M ^a   Kendig, William E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(CA SNI 25); Archaeological residue analysis; San nicolas island; Sandstone saws; SEM EDS; Shell fishhooks; Tule creek site; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; TOOL USE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SAN NICOLAS ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS RUFESCENS;

EID: 84920288645     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.025     Document Type: Article

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