Evaluating Land Use in the Mojave Sink: Survey Data from Afton Canyon, San Bernardino County, California.

Summary

The primary objective of this research project is to assess the function of sites located on the rim and plateau above Afton Canyon in the Mojave Desert to determine how they fit into regional patterns of subsistence and settlement defined during previous work in the area. Archaeological sites identified during a recent survey include multi-component artifact scatters, lithic reduction areas, and hunting blinds. These sites provide new information on prehistoric use of Afton Canyon. We present the survey results, discuss site locations and function, and reconstruct patterns of occupation in the canyon. The connection between sites in Afton Canyon and other sites in this portion of the Mojave Desert is explored as part of an on-going effort to better understand regional prehistoric land use in the Mojave Sink.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)   •
• New Research and Emerging Scholars Working on Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management

Keywords

Spatial Coverage