One Hundred Years of History in the California Desert: An Overview of Historic Archeological Resources at Joshua Tree National Monument

摘要

This overview describes known facts about the social and economic history of Joshua Tree National Monument from the period of Indian-European contact to the present. It summarizes the archeological reports and various other written materials pertinent to the monument area, and discusses the strength and limitations of each of the different source materials. Major social and economic developments are traced in chapter documenting Indian occupation and acculturation, mining, livestock raising, and the development of modern communities. These historical chapters serve as a basis for identifying types of historic properties and predicting their distribution within and across environmental zones. Included in the conclusions are a discussion of the anthropological research potential offered by the various types of historic property, and general recommendations for the protection of such properties and the information they contain.