ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Midden, Estuary, Harbor Seal
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Ross: these cultures probably : of interior origin (old cordilleran), some sites located on coast (ex. Lyman: shift to coastal resources beginning as early as 5 ka. Sites typically found in river estuaries, with seasonal mobility around estuary. Littoral period settlement pattern as depicted by lyman: during late summer/winter, people moved towards estuaries (salmon fishing high here, spring to early summer they stay along the coast or they move more inland. Located in umpqua r. estuary, central oregon coast; occupied by 3. 1 ka. Technology: now emphasizes bone tools, including harpoons, over stone tools (reflects shift to sea mammal hunting?: new technology also includes ground stone technology (bone and ground!) technology changes from chipping to grinding, from stone to bone. Just south of the mouth of columbia r. ; dated 2. 5-1. 8 ka. Includes remains of large, rectangular, semi-subterranean house, 12x6 m considered the oldest big house on nwc. Not readily distinguished from early littoral, except greater emphasis on marine resources.
