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Medieval climactic anomaly and punctuated cultural evolution in coastal southern California
American antiquity • 62 (2) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 319-336
By: Raab, L. Mark, Larson, Daniel O..
Abstract
Raab and Larson attribute settlement disruption, disease, and violence to severe terrestrial drought rather than elevated surface sea temperatures (see Arnold 1987, 1992, and 1997; eHRAF files 1, 2, and 18.) They believe emergent social complexity may have been a response to the above. They review the literature and discuss the climate changes, mortuary data, and settlement patterns which support their hypothesis. While most of the data come from the Chumash area, Raab and Larson include data from throughout 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 - 600 BP (800 A.D. - 1400 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Chumash; Calif., United States
- Notes
- L. Mark Raab and Daniel O. Larson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-336)
- LCCN
- 46036122
- LCSH
- California--Antiquities