Shorelines in the Desert: Mapping Fish Trap Features along the Southwest Coast of Ancient Lake Cahuilla, California
| Autor: | Anjali Phukan, Isaac I. T. Ullah, Todd J. Braje, Thomas K. Rockwell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Archeology geography Desert (philosophy) geography.geographical_feature_category 060102 archaeology 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ancient lake Terrain 06 humanities and the arts Fish trap 01 natural sciences Archaeology Fish 0601 history and archaeology Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Archaeological Practice. 7:325-336 |
| ISSN: | 2326-3768 |
| Popis: | In the desert of southeastern California, the geological and archaeological remnants of a once massive lake, Lake Cahuilla, are still visible. One of the most distinctive features marking Lake Cahuilla's relic shorelines is a series of rock fish trap features that, in some cases, stretch across thousands of square meters. These fish traps are severely understudied, and systematic archaeological survey can help scientists reconstruct the dynamic human-environmental history of the region. The large number of fish traps along with the rocky desert terrain, however, make traditional pedestrian archaeological surveys both difficult and inefficient. We used unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology along with traditional archaeological methods to conduct surveys and identify patterning in the shapes, orientations, and frequencies of fish traps. Our study demonstrates the potential of emerging archaeological field technology to better understand the nature of human-environmental ecodynamics through time and space. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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