The Chumash world at European contact : power, trade, and feasting among complex hunter-gatherers / Lynn H. Gamble.

The Chumash world at European contact : power, trade, and feasting among complex hunter-gatherers /

The author weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the tapestry of California's Chumash society. Drawing from archaeology, historical documents, and ethnography, she describes daily life in the mainland towns, focusing on Chumash culture, household organization, politics, econ...

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Main Author: Gamble, Lynn H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Chumash Indians > History.
Chumash Indians > Social life and customs.
Indians of North America > First contact with other peoples > California.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration.
California > Discovery and exploration.
California > History > To 1846.
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