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Preface
Table of Contents
Preface……………………………………………………………………i
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………iii
Abstract……………………………………………………………………v
Introduction………………………………………………………………1
Environmental Context…………………………………………………5
Archaeological Context…………………………………………………8
Research Perspectives…………………………………………………23
Pie Creek Shelter (CRNV-12-5001)……………………………………29
Geoarchaeology…………………………………………………………39
Chronometrics……………………………………………………………53
General Assemblage Characteristics…………………………………69
Flaked Stone………………………………………………………………69
Milling and Processing Equipment……………………………………84
Pottery……………………………………………………………………87
Modified Bone……………………………………………………………88
Shell Beads………………………………………………………………94
Cordage…………………………………………………………………94
Miscellaneous Artifacts…………………………………………………96
Human Bone……………………………………………………………96
Archaeobotanical Remains……………………………………………96
Terrestrial Faunal Remains……………………………………………105
Fish Remains……………………………………………………………110
Synthesis and Conclusions……………………………………………123
Tule Valley Shelter (CRNV-12-10709)…………………………………137
Archaeological Procedures and Subsurface Stratigraphy………………………………………………………………137
Artifact Assemblage……………………………………………………146
Faunal and Floral Remains……………………………………………155
Summary, Interpretation, and Implications…………………………158
References City…………………………………………………………163
