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The island Chumash : behavioral ecology of a maritime society /

Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America. The Chumash people who lived on these islands are considered to be among the most socially and politically complex hunter-...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kennett, Douglas J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America. The Chumash people who lived on these islands are considered to be among the most socially and politically complex hunter-gatherers in the world. This book provides a powerful and innovative synthesis of the cultural and environmental history of the chain of islands.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1597349402
9781597349406
9780520931435
0520931432