Willis A Gortner

Datos Biográficos

ID1472671
NOMBREWillis A Gortner
NOMBRESWillis A
APELLIDOGortner
FIRMAGORTNER W A
AFILIACIONESPortola Valley, California
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS6
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1957
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN1994
ÍNDICE H2

  • Bear Paw Petroglyphs and the Prehistoric Martis Complex

    Open AccessWillis A GortnerARTICLENorth American Archaeologist1994Referencias: 2

    People of the Martis Complex occupied lands adjoining the north-central Sierra Nevada from approximately 2000 B.C. to 500 A.D. They left their rock art on 100 or more rock outcroppings. The appearance of glyphs clearly resembling a bear paw or bear track at several dozen petroglyph sites suggested that this symbol in the north-central Sierra Nevada might be unique to the Martis people. A review of the occurrence of bear paw glyphs at ninety nine …

  • The Martis Complex Revisited

    Open AccessAlbert B Elsasser, Willis A GortnerARTICLENorth American Archaeologist1992

    In 1953 a prehistoric culture was first identified in the western Great Basin and the north-central Sierra Nevada and termed the “Martis Complex.” Since questions have been raised about the characterization of this Complex, this article is a review of research and adds new field data since its original description. Of nine traits originally proposed to identify the Martis Complex, two had been questioned at that time; they remain as questionable …

  • Evidence for a Prehistoric Trail Map in the Sierra Nevada. III. A Fourth “Glyph Map” and a Composite of the Trails

    Open AccessWillis A GortnerARTICLENorth American Archaeologist1990Referencias: 2

    Two earlier reports indicated that three unusual carvings at a single petroglyph panel in the Sierra Nevada (CA-PLA-571) probably represented maps of hunting trails used by people of the Mart is Complex. In this article, a fourth wavy glyph appears to be still another trail map; the trails suggested in this glyph appear to be leading to favorable areas for hunting mountain sheep. When all four glyph-maps are superimposed on a topographic map of t…

  • Evidence for a Prehistoric Petroglyph Trail Map in the Sierra Nevada. II. Two Additional “Glyph Maps”

    Open AccessWillis A GortnerARTICLENorth American Archaeologist1990Citada por: 3Referencias: 1

    A previous study has provided evidence that a unique glyph at CA-PLA-571 in the Sierra Nevada was probably a trail map. This article suggests two more wavy glyphs on this petroglyph panel as being different trail maps. The evidence that a tracing of each of these carvings can be superimposed on a map showing all petroglyph sites in the area, and that several dozens of the outcroppings with glyphs fall within 50 m of the presumed trails, supports …

  • Evidence for a Prehistoric Petroglyph Trail Map in the Sierra Nevada

    Open AccessWillis A GortnerARTICLENorth American Archaeologist1988Citada por: 3Referencias: 1

    A single petroglyph site in the North-Central Sierra Nevada in the upper watershed of the North Fork of the American River has a unique glyph with meandering and connecting wavy lines that are now proposed as trail maps. A tracing of this glyph was made from a photograph, and this was then placed with the same compass alignment on a topographic map showing all petrographic sites along the North Fork watershed. The ability to superimpose and accur…

  • The Martis Indians

    C Morris, C Patrick Morris et al.ARTICLEThe American Indian Quarterly1987

  • The Rock Art of the North American Indians

    Lawrence L Loendorf, Lawrence Loendorf et al.ARTICLEThe American Indian Quarterly1985

  • Stem bromelain—A new protease preparation from pineapple plants

    Open AccessR M Heinicke, Willis A GortnerARTICLEEconomic Botany1957Referencias: 9