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Edited by M. Steven Shackley
2004, 336 pages, 24 photographs and 22 Illustrations
ISBN 0-936127-10-4
$30.00 (paper)
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 The Kumeyaay, including the Ipai and Tipai dialects, occupied the largest and most diverse territory of any Native Californian group—from arid deserts to alpine mountains, foothills, and a large expanse of coast, from what is now San Diego County to northern Baja California. Living as complex hunter-gatherers, the Kumeyaay combined elements of both Californian and Southwestern cultures, including an acorn economy, floodwater agriculture, and the production of paddle and anvil pottery.
The Early Ethnography of the Kumeyaay reprints the pioneering research of three anthropologists of the early part of the 20th century—Thomas T. Waterman, Leslie Spier, and Edward W. Gifford—who worked with consultants from all the major Kumeyaay regions. Introductions by archaeologist M. Steven Shackley and Steven Lucas-Pfingst, a Kumeyaay archaeological consultant and artist, explore the particular perspective brought to the research by these early scholars, contrasting them with recent anthropological research in the region. This volume—including unpublished field photographs and images of Hearst Museum artifacts—will appeal to all who love this beautiful and diverse border region, the Kumeyaay homeland.
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