Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgments v
4. 1 Introduction to California 1
5. 2 California’s Culture History: 13,000 Years at the Continent’s Edge 20
6. 3 Northwest Coast Economies in Northern California 42
7. 4 San Francisco Bay: California’s Mound Builders 61
8. 5 The Classic California Lifeway: Acorn- Based Economies of Central California 78
9. 6 Money Makers and Oceangoing Traders of Southern California 100
10. 7 Hunters and Artists of the High Desert 125
11. 8 The Future of California Archaeology 148
12. References 155
13. Index 189