California and Great Basin olivella shell bead guide /

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Olivella shell beads are ubiquitous at Central California Indian sites and were traded far inland by the local inhabitants. Their distinctive patterns of manufacture provide archaeologists with important chronological, morphological, and distributional information. This guide--authored by a professi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milliken, Randall, 1946-
Autores Corporativos: Pacific Legacy Historic Preservation (Organization), Society for California Archaeology
Otros Autores: Schwitalla, Al W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Indians of North America > California > Antiquities.
Shell beads > California.
Shell beads > Great Basin.
Perles de coquillages > Californie.
Perles de coquillages > Grand Bassin.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Antiquities
Indians of North America > Antiquities
Shell beads
California > Antiquities.
Great Basin > Antiquities.
Californie > Antiquités.
Grand Bassin > Antiquités.
California
United States > Great Basin
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Robert J. Jackson; Acknowledgements; Part I. Replica Set Purpose and History
  • Al W. Schwitalla; Overview of the Project; Documenting Replica Choices; Bead Reproduction Process; Part II. Replica Set Typology and Commentary
  • Randall T. Milliken; Naming Beads is no Substitute for Metrics; The 1987 Typology and 2007 Modifications; Rethinking Temporal Significance; Bead Description: Attributes and Indices; Olivella Specifies Differences; Typology and Replica Set Examples; Bibliography.

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