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Author:   Douglas R. Mitchell ,  Jonathan B. Mabry ,  Gary Huckleberry ,  Natalia Martínez Tagüeña
Publisher:   University of Arizona Press
Imprint:   University of Arizona Press
Weight:   0.272kg
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9780816552979

ISBN 10:   0816552975
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   31 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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1. Introduction and Project Background (Mitchell, Mabry, Huckleberry, Martinez-TagÜeÑa, Foster) a. Environmental Setting b. Previous Research c. Research Themes d. Field Methods 2. A Sketch of PapaguerÍan Culture History (Mitchell and Martynec) a. The Pre-Ceramic Period (11,000 BC – AD 700) b. The Ceramic Period (AD 700–1800) c. Historic Period Native Americans (AD 1800+) 3. Coastal Ecology of the Northeastern Gulf of California and the Puerto PeÑasco-BahÍa Adair Region (Brusca) a. The Northern Gulf of California b. Coastal Environment of the Puerto PeÑasco-BahÍa Adair Region c. Estero de MorÚa d. BahÍa Adair e. Summary 4. Geomorphology and Shell Midden Stratigraphy along the Northern Sonoran Coast: Implications for Environmental Change and Archaeological Site Formation (Huckleberry) a. Geologic Setting b. Geomorphology c. Sea Level Change d. Shell Midden Stratigraphy e. Summary 5. Results of the Excavations (Mitchell) a. Sites in the Adair Bay Study Area b. Other loci at Adair Bay c. The MorÚa Site Investigations d. Summary 6. Artifacts (Sliva, J. Adams, Mitchell, Mabry) a. Ceramics (Mitchell and Mabry) b. Flaked Stone Artifacts (Sliva) c. Ground Stone Artifacts (Adams and Martin) d. Shell Artifacts (Mitchell and Mabry) e. Summary 7. Obsidian Artifact Analysis (Shackley) a. Results of this Analysis b. Sources West of the Colorado River c. Summary 8. Archaeological Evidence of Marine Resources Used for Subsistence in Coastal Northern Sonora, Mexico (Mitchell, Rowell, Brusca) a. Fish Remains b. Mollusks c. Sea Turtle Remains d. Crabs e. Summary 9. Plant remains (K. Adams) a. Useful Plants in The Puerto PeÑasco Region: Modern Ethnographic Perspective b. Evidence of Plant Use by Ancient Groups: Archaeological Perspective c. Discussion 10. Seasonality of Mollusk Collection from Shell Middens in the Puerto PeÑasco region (Worthey, Dettman, Schwan) a. Mollusk Shell Growth and Δ18o Values in the Northern Gulf of California b. Methods c. Results d. Discussion e. Conclusion 11. Chronology of the Puerto PeÑasco Shell Middens (Mitchell, Huckleberry) a. Radiocarbon dating b. Artifacts c. Chronological Reconstruction of shell midden use near Puerto PeÑasco 12. Prehistoric Coastal Foraging on the Gran Desierto Coast (Mabry, Mitchell, Martinez-TagÜeÑa) a. Coastal Adaptations in Human Prehistory b. Cross-Cultural Patterns of Intertidal Zone Foraging c. Historical Records of Indigenous Foraging on the Gran Desierto Coast d. A Human Behavioral Ecology Model of Prehistoric Coastal Foraging on the Gran Desierto Coast e. Lessons about Coastal Foraging in Arid Environments 13. Concluding Thoughts and Directions for Future Research along the Northern Coast of the Gulf of California (Mabry, Mitchell, Huckleberry, Martinez-TagÜeÑa) Appendices a. The 1986 Survey in the Gran Desierto (Bowen) b. Thermofisher Scientific Quant'x Analysis and Instrumentation c. Isotope Profiles

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Douglas R. Mitchell, MA, is a research associate at S’edav Va’aki Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. He spent more than thirty-five years conducting archaeological investigations, and his research interests include prehistoric cultures of Arizona, chronology, settlement systems, northern Gulf of California coastal middens, and the study of prehistoric burial practices in the Southwest. Jonathan B. Mabry, PhD, is an anthropologist and archaeologist with more than forty years of fieldwork experience in the deserts of the Middle East, North Africa, U.S. Southwest, and Northwest Mexico. His research has focused on Indigenous subsistence adaptations, social organizations, and cultural histories of prehistoric peoples of the U.S.-Mexico desert. Gary Huckleberry, PhD, is an adjunct research associate and lecturer at the University of Arizona who specializes in geomorphology, soils, geoarchaeology, and environmental change. He was an assistant and then associate professor at Washington State University and served as co-editor of the journal Geoarchaeology. Natalia MartÍnez-TagÜeÑa, PhD, is an environmental anthropologist and community archaeologist conducting participatory research for drylands sustainability. Her research topics include subsistence, climate change, coastal adaptations, governance, social innovation, and sustainable development. She is the co-editor of Stewardship of Future Drylands and Climate Change in the Global South.

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