Anthropogenic Burning on the Central California Coast in Late Holocene and Early Historical Times: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions

California Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 371-390

  Lightfoot, Kent G ^a   Cuthrell, Rob Q ^a   Boone, Cristie M ^b   Byrne, Roger ^a   Chavez, Andreas S ^c   Collins, Laurel ^d   Cowart, Alicia ^a   Evett, Rand R ^e   Fine, Paul V A ^a   Gifford Gonzalez, Diane ^f   Hylkema, Mark G ^g   Lopez, Valentin ^h   Misiewicz, Tracy M ^a   Reid, Rachel E B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ichthyofaunal Analysis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Watershed Science   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g California State Parks   (United States)

^h Amah Mutsun Tribal Band   (United States)

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EID: 84925382587     PISSN: 1947461X     EISSN: 19474628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1947461X13Z.00000000020     Document Type: Article

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