The Prehistory of Baja California
Title | The Prehistory of Baja California PDF eBook |
Author | Don Laylander |
Publisher | |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780813029658 |
Baja California, stretching 800 miles south into the Pacific Ocean from the California-Mexico border, has been called the "forgotten peninsula," a remote frontier whose natural wonders and history have remained largely unexplored. One of the world's longest peninsulas, Baja California harbors astonishing evidence of the hunting and gathering peoples who once lived here, yet the region has been little studied, and not much has been published about its archaeology and prehistory. This volume brings together recognized U.S. and Mexican scholars who have been actively engaged in primary research on the peninsula during the last two decades. It is the first comprehensive book-length study to describe and document new insights into an ancient past. Because of its relative isolation, the richness of its early historical record, and the comparatively pristine character of many parts of the peninsula, Baja California's prehistory is of particular interest to archaeologists and anthropologists. Beginning with topical essays on the emerging evidence from paleoenvironmental studies, linguistics, early historical documents, and 20th-century ethnographic studies, followed by chapters on the prehistory of seven of the peninsula's best studied regions, the authors also discuss potential directions for future research and the problem of protecting and preserving the physical traces of the prehistoric past. This book will be a standard reference for archaeologists, anthropologists, scientists, geographers, instructors of courses in North American prehistory, university libraries, and tourists.
Sources and Strategies for the Prehistory of Baja California
Title | Sources and Strategies for the Prehistory of Baja California PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Paul Laylander |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1186 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) |
ISBN |
A Maritime History of Baja California
Title | A Maritime History of Baja California PDF eBook |
Author | Edward W. Vernon |
Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) |
ISBN | 9780578036687 |
"A photographic essay on the harbors, anchorages, and special ships of the Baja California peninsula."--Half t.p.
Baja Legends
Title | Baja Legends PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Niemann |
Publisher | Sunbelt Publications, Inc. |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780932653475 |
The author of Baja Fever shares his extensive knowledge of the peninsula, its colorful past and booming present, in this fascinating reference book. History, lore, and amazing stories make it a "must-have" for Bajaphiles as well as armchair travelers.
Contributions to the Linguistic Prehistory of Central and Baja California
Title | Contributions to the Linguistic Prehistory of Central and Baja California PDF eBook |
Author | Gary S. Breschini |
Publisher | |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) |
ISBN |
Baja California 1901-1905
Title | Baja California 1901-1905 PDF eBook |
Author | David Piñera Ramírez |
Publisher | SCERP and IRSC publications |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) |
ISBN | 9789687826110 |
"Exhaustive compilation of birth, marriage, and death records. Intended as a resource for demographic and social historians"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Our Historic Desert
Title | Our Historic Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Diana Lindsay |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park |
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