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Bigger boats, crowded creekbanks: environmental stresses in perspective

American antiquity • 62 (2) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 337-339

By: Arnold, Jeanne E..

Abstract
Arnold responds to the article by Raab and Larson (1997; eHRAF document number 17). She points out that no new archaeological data is presented that supports their contention that drought alone caused all the cultural changes that occurred between A.D. 1150-1300. Arnold argues, rather, that multiple factors such as drought, high population density, high surface sea temperature, “technological innovation, and human agency,” are better able to explain the complex changes that occurred in the Channel Islands region during the Transitional Period.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Climate
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Late Southern California
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 1999
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1200 BP - 700 BP (800 A.D. - 1300 A.D.)
Coverage Place
coastal southern California, United States
Notes
Jeanne E. Arnold
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339)
LCCN
46036122
LCSH
California--Antiquities