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On desert shores : archaeology and history of the western Midriff Islands in the Gulf of California /

"This project represents the first archaeological research ever conducted on the Western Midriff Islands, located midway in the Gulf of California, Mexico. It is also the first attempted compilation of the historic record for the islands, including information on the Seri people of Sonora and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowen, Thomas, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This project represents the first archaeological research ever conducted on the Western Midriff Islands, located midway in the Gulf of California, Mexico. It is also the first attempted compilation of the historic record for the islands, including information on the Seri people of Sonora and the now extinct Cochimís people of Baja California. There is also a strong natural history component to the project since much of the historic exploration of the islands, both Euroamerican and Mexican, was biological in nature. This results in a current evaluation of the environmental impacts on the islands and the conservation approaches that have been undertaken"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 313 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781647690397
1647690390