The Record Of Native People On Gulf Of California Islands
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The Record Of Native People On Gulf Of California Islands
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Author : Thomas Bowen
language : en
Publisher: ASM Archaeological
Release Date : 2009
The Record Of Native People On Gulf Of California Islands written by Thomas Bowen and has been published by ASM Archaeological this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with California, Gulf of (Mexico) categories.
In the last century historians and anthropologists interested in northwestern Mexico knew that Indians had inhabited four large islands in the Gulf of California. Since 1900 ethnohistorical and archaeological research has expanded knowledge of Indians on both sides of the Gulf. Much of that information pertains to the people living on the peninsula and mainland, and touches only incidentally on the islands. In this volume, Thomas Bowen presents historical and archaeological evidence for human use of 32 major Gulf islands. Native people may have played a significant role in shaping island ecosystems. Chronological data from the southern Gulf establishes a time depth for native people of ten millennia. New information from Seri oral history indicates Seri voyages far beyond Isla Tiburón, and Bowen shows the traditional assumption -- that most islands were beyond the range of native people – is wrong. Indians knew and exploited nearly every significant island in the Gulf. Bowen’s work touches on the question of initial human entry into the Americas. The Gulf may occupy a pivotal position in human dispersal in the Americas, and it is possible that evidence of this process has been preserved on some Gulf islands.
On Desert Shores
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Author : Thomas Bowen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-04-29
On Desert Shores written by Thomas Bowen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-29 with categories.
Hot, arid, and uninhabited, the western Midriff Islands lie in the Gulf of California, surrounded by an often treacherous sea. Given these conditions, why would ancient people go there, and why would anybody go there today? Thomas Bowen addresses these questions in the first comprehensive history of these islands. Bowen draws on a wide range of sources, including the first archaeological field work ever conducted on the islands, written accounts dating back to the sixteenth century, oral histories of native people, contemporary interviews, and his own firsthand experiences. Among those cast in the islands' historical drama are the Seri (Comcaac) people of Sonora, the extinct Cochimís of Baja California, Spanish explorers, Jesuit missionaries, pearl fishers, egg collectors, guano miners, hydrographers, cartographers, small-scale Mexican fishermen, recreational anglers, writers, photographers, ecotourists, shipwreck victims, and, most importantly, scientists. The final chapter documents the impact of this human activity on the islands' ecosystems and examines conservation efforts now underway. Compelling and richly illustrated, this broadly based work provides a unique picture of these extraordinary islands.
Plant Life Of A Desert Archipelago
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Author : Richard Stephen Felger
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2013-01-31
Plant Life Of A Desert Archipelago written by Richard Stephen Felger and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with Science categories.
The desert islands of the Gulf of California are among the world's best-preserved archipelagos. The diverse and unique flora, from the cardón forests of Cholludo to the agave-dominated slopes of San Esteban remain much as they were centuries ago, when the Comcaac (Seri people) were the only human presence in the region. Almost 400 plant species exist here, with each island manifesting a unique composition of vegetation and flora. For thousands of years, climatic and biological forces have sculpted a set of unparalleled desert worlds. Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago is the first in-depth coverage of the plants on islands in the Gulf of California found in between the coasts of Baja California and Sonora. The work is the culmination of decades of study by botanist Richard Felger and recent investigations by Benjamin Wilder, in collaboration with Sr. Humberto Romero-Morales, one of the most knowledgeable Seris concerning the region's flora. Their collective effort weaves together careful and accurate botanical science with the rich cultural and stunning physical setting of this island realm. The researchers surveyed, collected, and studied thousands of plants—seen here in meticulous illustrations and stunning color photographs—providing the most precise species accounts of the islands ever made. To access remote parts of the islands the authors worked directly with the Comcaac, an indigenous community who have lived off marine and terrestrial life in this coastal desert region for centuries. Invaluable information regarding indigenous names and distributions are an intrinsic part of this work. The flora descriptions are extraordinarily detailed and painstakingly crafted for field biologists. Conservationists, students, and others who are interested in learning about the natural wealth of the Gulf of California, desert regions, or islands in general are sure to be captivated by this rich and fascinating volume.
Marking The Land
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Author : William A Lovis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-26
Marking The Land written by William A Lovis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-26 with Social Science categories.
Marking the Land investigates how hunter-gatherers use physical landscape markers and environmental management to impose meaning on the spaces they occupy. The land is full of meaning for hunter-gatherers. Much of that meaning is inherent in natural phenomena, but some of it comes from modifications to the landscape that hunter-gatherers themselves make. Such alterations may be intentional or unintentional, temporary or permanent, and they can carry multiple layers of meaning, ranging from practical signs that provide guidance and information through to less direct indications of identity or abstract, highly symbolic signs of sacred or ceremonial significance. This volume investigates the conditions which determine the investment of time and effort in physical landscape marking by hunter-gatherers, and the factors which determine the extent to which these modifications are symbolically charged. Considering hunter-gatherer groups of varying sociocultural complexity and scale, Marking the Land provides a systematic consideration of this neglected aspect of hunter-gatherer adaptation and the varied environments within which they live.
Shells On A Desert Shore
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Author : Cathy Moser Marlett
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2014-06-12
Shells On A Desert Shore written by Cathy Moser Marlett and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-12 with Social Science categories.
Shells on a Desert Shore is a fresh, original look at an indigenous culture of North America having a deep and intimate knowledge of the Gulf of California. Cathy Moser Marlett offers a richly illustrated ethnographic work, describing the Seri knowledge of mollusks and their cultural importance.
Ethnobiology For The Future
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Author : Gary Paul Nabhan
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Ethnobiology For The Future written by Gary Paul Nabhan and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Nature categories.
"The book centers on a call to define/redefine the field of ethnobiology and the need for doing so. It points a major way forward for ethnobiology: toward engagement with people and communities that are saving ecosystems and lifestyles through reviving traditional agricultural items and techniques, and integrating them into the contemporary world"--Provided by publisher.
Inside Dazzling Mountains
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Author : David L. Kozak
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Inside Dazzling Mountains written by David L. Kozak and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Inside Dazzling Mountains provides fresh new translations of Native oral literatures of the Southwest, a region of vital and varied cultures and languages. The collection features songs, stories, chants, and orations from the four major language groups of the Southwest: Yuman, Nadíne (Apachean), Uto-Aztecan, and Kiowa-Tanoan. It combines translations of recordings made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with a rich array of newly recorded and produced materials, attesting to the continued vitality and creativity of contemporary Native languages in the Southwest. For southwestern linguistic and cultural traditions to be more widely recognized and appreciated, retranslations of older works have been sorely needed. Original translations were often flawed and culturally biased and made use of literary conventions that were familiar to Anglo-Americans but foreign to the Native tribes themselves. Inside Dazzling Mountains corrects these flaws and celebrates the diversity of Native languages spoken in the Southwest today. Skillfully edited and translated by David L. Kozak, who offers a wealth of editorial tools for interpreting songs, song sets, myths, stories, and chants of the Southwest, past and present, this volume contributes to the continued vitality and cultural complexity of the region.
Unknown Island
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Author : Thomas Bowen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Unknown Island written by Thomas Bowen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with San Esteban Island (Mexico) categories.
Seri Indian oral history describes an extinct band of Seris who lived on San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California, yet nowhere are they mentioned in European records. This ethnohistorical study explains how these isolated folk escaped European notice.
California History For Kids
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Author : Katy Duffield
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2012
California History For Kids written by Katy Duffield and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with California categories.
Tells the story of the people who settled and built the Golden State and includes a timeline of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit, and Web resources.
Aboriginal Navigation Off The Coasts Of Upper And Baja California
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Author : Robert Fleming Heizer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
Aboriginal Navigation Off The Coasts Of Upper And Baja California written by Robert Fleming Heizer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Indians of Mexico categories.