Northern California (Geographic Keyword)

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Archaeological Explorations in Shasta Valley, California (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Blossom Hamusek. Eric W. Ritter. Julie Burcell.

The Bureau of Land Management proposed to transfer approximately 4300 acres in eastern Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County to non-federal entities. These lands were were scattered in 17 parcels. Before they were disposed of, intensive (Class Ill) archaeological inventory was completed for these parcels with the exception of one parcel and a portion of a second that were subsequently dropped from the disposal action due to important cultural values. The overall inventory resulted in the...


Cultural Resources Survey for the US Sprint Fiber Optic Cable Project Oroville, California To Eugene, Oregon Technical Report (1987)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Rick Minor. J. Underwood. R. Apple. S. D. Beckham. C. Woods.

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Desecration as Creation: Material Tracings of Vandalism and Witchcraft in a Northern California Pioneer Cemetery. (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Trent Trombley.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Global Materialities: Tracing Connections through Materiality of Daily Life", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In a small pioneer cemetery in Oroville, California a headstone marks the grave of Annie M. Silvers, who based on the dates on her headstone, purportedly lived to 230 years of age. When paired with her distinctive headstone and iconography in an otherwise Christian cemetery, it has been suggested in...


Evidence For a Prehistoric Trail Map in the Sierra Nevade, III. a Forth "Glyph Map" and a Composite of the Trails (1990)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Willis A. Gortner.

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EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL FROM THE GREENVILLE FAULT, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Two bulk sediment samples from the Greenville fault in northern California were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating. These samples were recovered as part of a paleoseismic study. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated.


EXAMINATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM ALONG GRASS VALLEY CREEK IN THE TRINITY RIVER BASIN FOR THE NORTHERN COAST RANGES OF CALIFORNIA HOLOCENE TERRACE CHRONOLOGY (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. R.A. Varney.

Four charcoal samples from the Trinity River Basin of northern California were submitted for identification. These samples were examined as part of the northern Coast Ranges of California Holocene terrace chronology. The samples were recovered from a soil pit on a high terrace above Grass Valley Creek. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Charcoal fragments from two of the samples were processed for AMS...


Gold and Lumber: Two Papers on Northern California History and Archaeology (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Trudy Vaughn. Eric W. Ritter. Dottie Smith.

This report is a compilation of two papers on the history and archaeology of the Shasta County area in Northern California. The two papers are: 1) Historical and Archaeological Investigations of the Horsetown Mining Complex, Shasta County, California 2) The Historic Blue Ridge Flume of Shasta and Tehama Counties, California Paper One: In the spring of 1991, historical and archaeological investigations were conducted on approximately 40 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land...


Klamath Basin Petroglyphs (1963)
DOCUMENT Full-Text B. K. Swartz.

The following study is the result of an appraisal of the petroglyph resources of the Klamath basin, in southwestern Oregon, conducted by the Klamath County Museum from 1959 to 1961. For purposes of this paper the Klamath Basin is defined as the watershed of the Klamath River on the east slope of the Cascade Mountains plus the Lost River interior drainage basin, an area of about 1000 square miles. This area closely corresponds to the territory historically inhabited by the Klamath-Modoc...


MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE "STAMPFLI SITE," PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A single sample from a possible midden deposit near the center of the "Stampfli Site" in Plumas County, northern California, was examined for macrofloral remains. This site is located in the southern portion of Indian Valley, which was previously marshy. Today, the valley floor has been selectively dried by channeling water for farming and ranching, while the margins have been developed for rural residences. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources that...


Mythical State of Jefferson (1990)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jack Sutton.

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Portuguese in California (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Laurie A Wilkie.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Global Materialities: Tracing Connections through Materiality of Daily Life", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper will discuss examples of how Portuguese immigrants, particularly from the Azores, have shaped the economic and cultural fabric of the San Francisco Bay Area, with reference to dairy farming, off shore whaling and lime production.


US Sprint Fiber Optic Cable Project Oroville, California To Eugene, Oregon Addendum #1 To the Technical Report (1987)
DOCUMENT Citation Only M. Steven Shackley. R. Minor. R. M. Apple. S. D. Beckham. T. Vaughan. C. M. Woods. J. E. Wooley.

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