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A Canyon through Time: Archaeology, History, and Ecology of the Tecolote Canyon Area, Santa Barbara County, California
Erlandson, Jon M, Rick, Torben C, Vellanoweth, Rene L
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Description for A Canyon through Time: Archaeology, History, and Ecology of the Tecolote Canyon Area, Santa Barbara County, California
Paperback. A summary of the deep history of Tecolote Canyon, a beautiful area of California s Santa Barbara coast that has been occupied by humans for at least 9000 years, using data from archaeology, ecology, geology, and geography." Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Long a refuge for bootleggers and hobos, Tecolote Canyon was engulfed by an industrialized oil boom for twenty years beginning in the 1930s, and endured the only Japanese attack on the contiguous U.S. during World War II. In the postindustrial era, the lower canyon was a haven for surfers, nudists, and gravediggers before being transformed into a five-star resort in the 1990s. But this beautiful area of California’s Santa Barbara coast has been occupied by humans for at least 9,000 years.
Known by the Chumash Indians as Hel’apunitse (guitar fish), the canyon was a major nexus of Chumash village life ... Read more
Long a refuge for bootleggers and hobos, Tecolote Canyon was engulfed by an industrialized oil boom for twenty years beginning in the 1930s, and endured the only Japanese attack on the contiguous U.S. during World War II. In the postindustrial era, the lower canyon was a haven for surfers, nudists, and gravediggers before being transformed into a five-star resort in the 1990s. But this beautiful area of California’s Santa Barbara coast has been occupied by humans for at least 9,000 years.
Known by the Chumash Indians as Hel’apunitse (guitar fish), the canyon was a major nexus of Chumash village life ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9780874808797
SKU
V9780874808797
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About Erlandson, Jon M, Rick, Torben C, Vellanoweth, Rene L
Jon M. Erlandson is professor of anthropology and director of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. Torben C. Rick is assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. RenÉ L. Vellanoweth is associate professor of anthropology at Humboldt State University.
Reviews for A Canyon through Time: Archaeology, History, and Ecology of the Tecolote Canyon Area, Santa Barbara County, California
"I can’t think of any books that have attempted to synthesize at this level of detail the entire human prehistory and history of a particular canyon! It represents a unique and inspiring model of cooperation between archaeologists, native peoples, and developers."—Jack Broughton, University of Utah "The elegance of this book is in the logic and clarity of its ... Read more