Ryan Byerly, C. Karthauser, Erik P. Martin, A. Hoskins, D. C. Young, Joanna C. Roberson, Eric L. Gingerich
{"title":"Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Patterns in the South-Central Mojave Desert: Perspectives from Emerson Lake, San Bernardino County, California","authors":"Ryan Byerly, C. Karthauser, Erik P. Martin, A. Hoskins, D. C. Young, Joanna C. Roberson, Eric L. Gingerich","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2022.2069927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2022.2069927","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article briefly explores the archaeological signatures of Early through Late Holocene resource use and hunter-gatherer settlement patterns near Emerson Lake aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. Investigations of 156 localities along a linear belt of probable plant biomass modeled through Normalized Difference Vegetation Index assessments registered larger, richer, and more diverse assemblages containing significantly higher frequencies of resource-processing artifacts, such as flake tools and ground stone, nearer this belt than predicted by random distribution, suggesting that hunter-gatherer encampments, reflecting the utilization of recurring abundant seasonal biotic patches, targeted this belt. However, other than upticks in processing artifact numbers and proximity to the belt during the 1,000 years prior to European contact, archaeological assemblage profiles remain comparatively constant, implying little deviation in the way local hunter-gatherers utilized and settled around this landscape throughout the Holocene.","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"14 1","pages":"3 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47184403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Narratives of Persistence: Indigenous Negotiations of Colonialism in Alta and Baja California","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/1947461x.2021.1933012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461x.2021.1933012","url":null,"abstract":"(2021). Narratives of Persistence: Indigenous Negotiations of Colonialism in Alta and Baja California. California Archaeology: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 126-128.","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138512334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Born a Slave, Died a Pioneer: Nathan Harrison and the Historical Archaeology of Legend","authors":"Consuelo Y. Sauls","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997520","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"13 1","pages":"267 - 269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47883795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enduring Dimensions of Indigenous Foodways in the Southern Alta California Mountain Hinterlands","authors":"W. Tomczyk, Nathan P. Acebo","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997515","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT\u0000 Colonization dramatically impacted native ecosystems and Indigenous foodways in the Alta California coastal regions, but its impact in colonial hinterland landscapes remains poorly understood. This study contributes information on the indirect effects of colonial ecological transformations on hinterland Indigenous foodways by examining archaeofauna from the California Historical Landmark Black Star Canyon Puhú village (CHL#217; CA-ORA-132/317) in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County, California. In 1832 CE, the Indigenous residents of Puhú were allegedly subsisting off stolen livestock and were massacred in retaliation by colonists. Zooarchaeological analyses of the village revealed a continuation of montane endemic hunting traditions whereas livestock had a minimal, if not non-existent, impact on the community's foodways. We suggest that the outcome of postcolonial ecological change on food availability was variable in proximal hinterland areas, and for the Puhú village, potentially enhanced access to certain native faunal resources, which enabled a different mode of cultural persistence.","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"13 1","pages":"171 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42450561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Archaeological Investigations of 委李架埠: Yreka’s Chinese Community","authors":"Douglas E. Ross","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997517","url":null,"abstract":"and Native American topics occur here and there, but one cannot expect a writer who is not an archaeologist to have a complete grasp of our discipline or the nuances of history pertaining to the native islanders. Laverty’s book represents a remarkable accomplishment, given the enormity of the task of telling the CIBS history and updating its work by bringing in current research. In the best tradition of natural science writing, Laverty brings the CIBS expeditions to life through vivid descriptions, an informed imagination, her readings of the scientific literature, and her personal experiences during visits to all eight islands. Despite the caveats mentioned above, this reviewer enjoyed North America’s Galapagos and recommends it to anyone who is interested in the history of Channel Islands research.","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"13 1","pages":"271 - 274"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46718144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mark Alan Giambastiani (1966-2020)","authors":"M. Basgall, Micah J. Hale","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2021.1994784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2021.1994784","url":null,"abstract":"California and Great Basin archaeology lost one of its best people with the passing of Mark Giambastiani on July 15, 2020 (Figures 1 and 2). Choice of the word “people” is deliberate, for Mark was far more than a researcher or academic; a father, mentor, musician, comedian, colleague, and most of all friend to all those who crossed his path during a much too short life. Known to many as Gumby (Gumboots to his Australian compatriots), his nearly 35-year professional career saw him employed by many of the top cultural resource management (CRM) organizations in the west, including Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Archaeological Research Center (ARC) at CSU Sacramento (CSUS), Albion Environmental, ASM Affiliates, and G2 Archaeology. He was destined to contribute much to each firm during these stops, directing scores of major projects, expanding the reach of their contract potential, and offering critical mentorship to new and existing staff. While perhaps best known as a lithics specialist, Mark in fact advanced scholarship on numerous topics and in many geographic contexts. His many collaborations with Tribal communities were especially noteworthy and deeply rooted. Mark grew up in San Rafael, Marin County, which surely had a strong influence on his life. Surrounded by magnificent landscapes and unlimited cultural opportunities, he quickly formed an attachment to the outdoors and a proclivity for hiking and camping. His family purchased a rustic beach house on Salmon Creek, just north of Bodega Bay, where they spent many weekends during the early years. Mark also developed an early affinity for sports, building lifelong ties to professional teams in the Bay Area and a special interest in playing the then unfashionable game of soccer. Although he rooted for the 49ers and Warriors, it was the Giants that received most of his attention, ever a fan of baseball. As for soccer, Mark carried the passion with him from Marin to Davis and ultimately to his last haunts in Reno, Nevada. He was playing in a recreational league nearly every weekend until the time of his passing. Music also became an essential part of Mark’s life, both listening to the new sounds and becoming involved with making them. He played in several shortlived bands in his high school years, but it was after getting to Davis that he joined the Grundybergs and made a connection that spanned the rest of his life. Playing bass guitar and covering harmony vocals, the band released the record “Outside the Boxcars” in 1990. Perhaps best characterized as folk/ rock, the Grundybergs played a range of venues in Davis, Sacramento, Berkeley, and even Santa Cruz in those initial years. Many of us lucky enough to have","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"13 1","pages":"311 - 319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60474965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Jeffrey (formerly Mildred) Dickemann (1929–2021)","authors":"M. Praetzellis, T. Jones","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2021.1994782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2021.1994782","url":null,"abstract":"Although not recognized by many in today’s California archaeological community, Jeffrey Dickemann’s contributions to anthropology in general and California archaeology in particular were significant (Figure 1). Dickemann’s impact can be recognized in two overlapping but somewhat disparate areas: major scholarly contributions to the subfield of human sociobiology in the 1970s and 1980s, and the education of a large number of would-be archaeologists and cultural resource management (CRM) professionals in anthropological theory at Sonoma State University between 1968 and 1990.","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"13 1","pages":"299 - 309"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43670109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colleen M. Delaney, Shawna Couplin, John Lawrence, K. Marsaglia, K. L. Savage
{"title":"A Preliminary Petrologic and Provenance Analysis of Groundstone Artifacts from the Northern Channel Islands and Coastal Southern Alta California","authors":"Colleen M. Delaney, Shawna Couplin, John Lawrence, K. Marsaglia, K. L. Savage","doi":"10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1947461X.2021.1997516","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Chumash of the southern Central Coast of Alta California have long been recognized for their complex sociopolitical systems and extensive exchange networks. This study employs petrologic geoarchaeological methods to examine groundstone bowl and mortar fragments from Chumash archaeological sites along the Northern Channel Islands and the Oxnard Plain region of the southern Central Coast. Through comparison of macroscopic and microscopic descriptions, our purpose is to establish the rock units from which the artifacts were likely produced to determine whether these tools were locally manufactured, or if non-local, the possible distances over which these artifacts were transported. The results of our preliminary study suggest that during the early late Holocene, the local Chumash obtained their groundstone mortars via both local production and intraregional exchange, with some finished tools found at least 80 km distant from probable raw material sources.","PeriodicalId":42699,"journal":{"name":"California Archaeology","volume":"13 1","pages":"227 - 265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46487147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}