California and Great Basin Olivella Shell Bead Guide by Al W. Schwitalla, Randall T. Milliken

California and Great Basin Olivella Shell Bead Guide

Al W. Schwitalla, Randall T. Milliken

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Olivella shell beads are ubiquitous at Central California Indian sites and were traded far inland by the local inhabitants. Their distinctive patterns of manufacture provide archaeologists with important chronological, morphological, and distribut...

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