Coastal Foragers of the Gran Desierto : Investigations of Prehistoric Shell Middens along the Northern Sonoran Coast / edited by Douglas R. Mitchell [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitchell, Douglas R., editor.

Series:

Anthropological papers (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Anthropological Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Mexico--Puerto Peñasco Region.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Puerto Peñasco Region.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Kitchen-middens--Mexico--Puerto Peñasco Region.

Kitchen-middens.

Paleo-Indians--Mexico--Puerto Peñasco Region.

Paleo-Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona Press, [2024]

Language Note:

Abstract also in Spanish.

Summary:

"The result of nearly 20 years of interdisciplinary research, this volume contributes to the archaeological and paleoenvironmental knowledge of an important but lightly investigated, hyperarid coastline at the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Focused on the coast near Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, it examines the diverse groups occupying the coast for salt, abundant food sources, and shells for ornament manufacturing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword by Bill Broyles

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction and Project Background | Douglas R. Mitchell, Jonathan B. Mabry, Gary Huckleberry, Natalia Martínez-Tagüeña, and Michael S. Foster

2. A Sketch of Papaguerían Culture History | Douglas R. Mitchell and Richard J. Martynec

3. Coastal Ecology of the Northeastern Gulf of California and the Puerto Peñasco-Bahía Adair Region | Richard C. Brusca

4. Geomorphology and Shell Midden Stratigraphy along the Northern Sonoran Coast: Implications for Environmental Change and Archaeological Site Formation | Gary Huckleberry

5. Results of the Excavations | Douglas R. Mitchell

6. Chronology of the Puerto Peñasco Shell Middens | Douglas R. Mitchell and Gary Huckleberry

7. Artifacts | Douglas R. Mitchell, Jonathan B. Mabry, R. J. Sliva, Jenny L. Adams, and Tessa L. Branyan

8. Obsidian Source Provenance from Archaeological Sites in the Puerto Peñasco Area of Northern Sonora | M. Steven Shackley

9. Archaeological Evidence of Marine Resources Used for Subsistence in Coastal Northern Sonora, Mexico | Douglas R. Mitchell, Kirsten Rowell, and Richard C. Brusca

10. Plant Remains | Karen R. Adams

11. Seasonality of Mollusc Collection from Shell Middens in the Puerto Peñasco Region | Kayla B. Worthey, David L. Dettman, and Melissa R. Schwan

12. Prehistoric Foraging on the Gran Desierto Coast | Jonathan B. Mabry, Douglas R. Mitchell, and Natalia Martínez-Tagüeña

13. Conclusions and Directions for Future Research | Jonathan B. Mabry, Douglas R. Mitchell, Gary Huckleberry, and Natalia Martínez-Tagüeña

Appendix A. The 1986 Survey in the Gran Desierto | Thomas Bowen

Appendix B. Thermofisher Scientific Quantx Analysis and Instrumentation

Appendix C. Isotope Profiles

References Cited

Index

Abstract

Resumen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mitchell, Douglas R. Coastal Foragers of the Gran Desierto

ISBN:

0-8165-5298-3