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Great Basin Prehistory: A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Jesse D. Jennings  and
Edward Norbeck
Jesse D. Jennings
Affiliation:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Edward Norbeck
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
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Since the Publication of Steward's interpretations of Great Basin prehistory, which were based upon field research ending about 1935, no attempt has been made in published form to collate and analyze currently available data on the full range of the prehistory of the area. Steward's conclusions are thoughtful and represent conservative, sound reasoning upon the basis of the data available and the theories current at the time. As might reasonably be expected, however, subsequent findings have cast doubt upon some of his interpretations and have made others unacceptable. This paper is a brief attempt, deliberately kept at a general level, to review both old and new data, with special reference to the cultural relationships between the Great Basin and San Juan Anasazi, and to call attention to current developments and problems.

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American Antiquity , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , July 1955 , pp. 1 - 11
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1955

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