Bedrock mortars as indicators of territorial behavior in the Sierra Nevada

Bedrock mortars were an integral part of intensive acorn economies in Native California and are a prominent feature of the Late Holocene archaeological record of the Sierra Nevada. Construction of these milling features also indicates a long-term investment in the landscape. Ethnographic evidence su...

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Published in:	Quaternary international Vol. 518; pp. 57 - 68
Main Authors:	Stevens, Nathan E., Whitaker, Adrian R., Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 30.05.2019
Subjects:	anthropology bedrock behavior change California crops fruits Holocene epoch Hunter-gatherers landscapes milling mountains ownership Sierra Nevada Subsistence intensification Territoriality California Territoriality California Hunter-gatherers Subsistence intensification Sierra Nevada
ISSN:	1040-6182, 1873-4553
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