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The California coastline has long been of interest to archaeologists.This book directs attention to the largely ignored Pecho Coast, a rugged, isolated 20km long peninsula between modern-day Morro Bay and Pismo Beach. Archaeological work along this stretch was last synthesized in 1972. Jones and Codding now bring together the extensive contract work and field school studies of the intervening years, shedding new light on the region's early inhabitants. The first people of the Pecho Coast were part-time residents who exploited shellfish, fish, and marine birds, including the flightless duck, Chendytes lawi, which sustained hunting drove to extinction ca. 2800 cal BP.This marked the only unequivocal case of prehistoric, human-caused extinction in western North America. Cold, productive seas allowed inhabitants to weather droughts of the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (950600 cal BP), after which shell beads became increasingly abundant, representing either the initial appearance of Chumash-speaking peoples or attempts by Chumash leaders to consolidate power through gifting, reciprocal exchange, or forced conquest. During the mission era, fishing sustained the Native community as, for the first time, individuals became fully sedentary, foraging within a limited radius to avoid contact with the Spanish.This record reveals a unique story of local adaptation, anthropogenic habitat change, social differentiation and, ultimately, resistance to colonial invasion"--Provided by publisher.

Chumash Indians --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Chumashan Indians --- Santa Barbara Indians --- Ventureno Chumashan Indians --- Indians of North America --- Antiquities. --- San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) --- San Luis Obispo Co., Calif.

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Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America. The Chumash people who lived on these islands are considered to be among the most socially and politically complex hunter-gatherers in the world. This book provides a powerful and innovative synthesis of the cultural and environmental history of the chain of islands. Douglas J. Kennett shows that the trends in cultural elaboration were, in part, set into motion by a series of dramatic environmental events that were the catalyst for the unprecedented social and political complexity observed historically.

Chumash Indians. --- Indians of North America --- Mission Indians of California --- Chumashan Indians --- Santa Barbara Indians --- Ventureno Chumashan Indians --- abalone. --- anthropology. --- california. --- chumash. --- coastal village. --- coastline. --- cultural evolution. --- ecology. --- environment studies. --- environment. --- environmental events. --- environmental history. --- environmentalism. --- ethnography. --- folklore. --- geography. --- hbe. --- history. --- human behavioral ecology. --- hunter gatherer. --- indigenous culture. --- indigenous people. --- islands. --- maritime. --- myth. --- native american. --- nature. --- nonfiction. --- northern channel islands. --- social science. --- southern california. --- the island chumash. --- traditional societies. --- west coast.

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When Spanish explorers and missionaries came onto Southern California's shores in 1769, they encountered the large towns and villages of the Chumash, a people who at that time were among the most advanced hunter-gatherer societies in the world. The Spanish were entertained and fed at lavish feasts hosted by chiefs who ruled over the settlements and who participated in extensive social and economic networks. In this first modern synthesis of data from the Chumash heartland, Lynn H. Gamble weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the rich tapestry of Chumash society. Drawing from archaeology, historical documents, ethnography, and ecology, she describes daily life in the large mainland towns, focusing on Chumash culture, household organization, politics, economy, warfare, and more.

Chumash Indians --- Indians of North America --- American aborigines --- American Indians --- First Nations (North America) --- Indians of the United States --- Indigenous peoples --- Native Americans --- North American Indians --- Chumashan Indians --- Santa Barbara Indians --- Ventureno Chumashan Indians --- History. --- Social life and customs. --- First contact with Europeans --- Culture --- Ethnology --- California --- Spain --- Espagne --- Espainiako Erresuma --- España --- Espanha --- Espanja --- Espanya --- Estado Español --- Hispania --- Hiszpania --- Isupania --- Kingdom of Spain --- Regne d'Espanya --- Reiaume d'Espanha --- Reino de España --- Reino d'Espanya --- Reinu d'España --- Sefarad --- Sepharad --- Shpanie --- Shpanye --- Spanien --- Spanish State --- Supein --- イスパニア --- スペイン --- Alta California (Province) --- CA --- Cal. --- Cali. --- Calif. --- Californias (Province) --- CF --- Chia-chou --- Departamento de Californias --- Kʻaellipʻonia --- Kʻaellipʻonia-ju --- Kʻaellipʻoniaju --- Kalifornii --- Kalifornii︠a︡ --- Kalifornija --- Ḳalifornyah --- Ḳalifornye --- Kālīfūrniyā --- Kaliphornia --- Karapōnia --- Kariforunia --- Kariforunia-shū --- Medinat Ḳalifornyah --- Politeia tēs Kaliphornias --- Provincia de Californias --- Shtat Kalifornii︠a︡ --- State of California --- Upper California --- Πολιτεία της Καλιφόρνιας --- Καλιφόρνια --- Штат Каліфорнія --- Калифорния --- Калифорнија --- Калифорнии --- Каліфорнія --- קאליפארניע --- קליפורניה --- מדינת קליפורניה --- كاليفورنيا --- カリフォルニア --- カリフォルニア州 --- 캘리포니아 --- 캘리포니아 주 --- 캘리포니아주 --- Discovery and exploration. --- History --- Colonies --- Administration. --- First contact with other peoples --- Chumash Indians -- History.. --- Chumash Indians -- Social life and customs.. --- Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- California.. --- California -- Discovery and exploration.. --- California -- History -- To 1846.. --- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration. --- 18th century american history. --- anthropology. --- archeology. --- california. --- chiefs. --- chumash culture. --- chumash society. --- chumash. --- cultural studies. --- ecology. --- economic networks. --- economy. --- ethnography. --- historical. --- history. --- household organization. --- hunter gatherer society. --- indigenous peoples. --- indigenous societies. --- native americans. --- native peoples. --- north american cultures. --- politics. --- power. --- social networks. --- southern california. --- spanish empire. --- spanish explorers. --- spanish imperialism. --- spanish missionaries. --- trade. --- voyages. --- warfare.