Archaeology East of the Range of Light: Aboriginal Human Ecology of the Inyo-Mono Region of California

摘要

The report is a synthetic summary of data related to the prehistory and archaeology of the Inyo-Mono County region of Eastern California. Respective chapters are devoted to: (1) the past and present environment and climate of the area; (2) ethnographic summaries of the Paiute and Shoshone groups which occupied the area during the proto-historic and early historic periods; (3) a summary of previous archaeological investigations conducted in the area; and (4) suggested future research and management direction of the cultural resources of the area.