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Further Considerations on the Emergence of Chumash Chiefdoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Lynn H. Gamble ,
Phillip L. Walker  and
Glenn S. Russell
Lynn H. Gamble
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182
Phillip L. Walker
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Glenn S. Russell
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Abstract

Identifying the origins of simple chiefdoms in the archaeological record is a subject that has elicited significant debate among archaeologists working in the Chumash region. We address several significant issues raised by Arnold and Green concerning our interpretations of the mortuary data from the site of Malibu. We argue, contrary to their assertion of ambiguity, that when multiple lines of evidence are considered, a strong case can be made for the existence of sociopolitical complexity during the Middle period.

Résumé

Résumé

La identificación de los orígenes de jefaturas simples en el registro arqueológico es un tema que ha propiciado debates importantes entre los arqueólogos que trabajan en la región de los Chumash. Nos referimos a varios puntos significativos discutidos por Arnold y Green en lo que concierne a nuestra interpretación de los datos mortuorios del sitio de Malibú. Argumentamos, contrario a su aserción de ambigüedad, que durante el Período Medio la complejidad social y política son apoyadas fuertemente cuando se consideran múltiples líneas de evidencia.

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American Antiquity , Volume 67 , Issue 4 , October 2002 , pp. 772 - 777
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 2002

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