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This study examines prehistoric use of the Stillwater Marsh in the Carson Desert of western Nevada and the adjacent Stillwater Mountains based on an archaeological survey undertaken in 1980 and 1981, and excavations conducted in 1987. Much of the argument about the use of wetlands revolved around whether they were used be sedentary hunter-gatherers, were just one stop of a family’s seasonal round, or were used only as backup resources. As a result, this report focuses on the issues of hunter-gatherer subsistence and mobility.
Synopsis
This study examines prehistoric use of the Stillwater Marsh in the Carson Desert of western Nevada and the adjacent Stillwater Mountains based on an archaeological survey undertaken in 1980 and 1981, and excavations conducted in 1987.
Synopsis
Kelly (anthropology, U. of Wyoming) draws on a 1980-81 archaeological survey and 1987 excavations to examine the prehistoric use of the Stillwater Marsh in the Carson Desert of western Nevada, and the adjacent Stillwater Mountains, where water trapped in the Great Basin forms lakes and marshes. Such use has long been a controversy pivoting on whether the area was home to sedentary hunter-gatherers, was just one stop of a family's seasonal round, or was used only as backup resources. Therefore, he focuses on the issues of hunter-gatherer subsistence and mobility.
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University of Utah Anthropological Paper No. 123
This study examines prehistoric use of the Stillwater Marsh in the Carson Desert of western Nevada and the adjacent Stillwater Mountains based on an archaeological survey undertaken in 1980 and 1981, and excavations conducted in 1987. Much of the argument about the use of wetlands revolved around whether they were used be sedentary hunter-gatherers, were just one stop of a family's seasonal round, or were used only as backup resources. As a result, this report focuses on the issues of hunter-gatherer subsistence and mobility.
About the Author
Robert L. Kelly is Professor, Chair, and Director of Frison Institute at the University of Wyoming.