Emma Lou Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 138154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Lou Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma Lou |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3757-9688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Determinants of fire activity during the last 3500 yr at a wildland—urban interface, Alberta, Canada
Long-term records of wildfires and their controlling factors are important sources of information for informing land management practices. Here, dendrochronology and lake sediment analyses are used to develop a 3500-yr fire and vegetation history for a montane forest in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The tree-ring record (AD 1771-2012) indicates that this region historically experienced a mixed-severity fire regime, and that effective fir…
News and Short Contributions
Emma Lou Davis, John S. Henderson, Thomas R. Hester, W. D. Kingery, W. H. Gourdin, John Tomenchuk, Steve Tomenchuk, R. Ross Holloway, Norman Hammond, News and Short Contributions, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 3, No. 3 (1976), pp. 341-357
Field Methods and Laboratory Techniques: Point of Pines . 1955. Produced and narrated by CHARLES DI Peso
The 'Exposed Archaeology' of China Lake, California
Some of the richest and most varied archaeological information in North America lies on desert surfaces of the Greater Southwest and Great Basin. Because these sites are erosional exposures, it has been common to discount them and to overlook the opportunities they afford. This article outlines procedures which have proved successful in studying an extensive area of Paleo-Indian sites at China Lake, California. These procedures may be adapted to …
Archeology: The Sayles Complex: A Late Milling Stone Assemblage from Cajon Pass and the Ecological Implications of Its Scraper Planes. M akoto K owta . University of California Publications in Anthrop…
Herschel C. Smith: 1907–1966
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Man and Water at Pleistocene Lake Mohave
Also, Heizer questions the existence of a period of climate moister than that of today at the time when makers of the Lake Mohave lithic complex camped about high shorelines.The following article attempts to do two things:(1) Distinguish descriptively between sand-wear and wave-wear so that other archaeologists can use these criteria.(2) Show that a widespread cultural co-tradition existed in the Inter-Montane West about 7000 B.C. during a period…
Three Applications of Edge-Punched Cards for Recording and Analyzing Field Data
Materials recovered in archaeological research expand in numbers, while increasingly refined analytical techniques make sorting more complicated than ever. Welldesigned data sheets, tailored to a specific job and carrying space for on-the-spot illustrations, expedite field reporting and report writing. For analysis and comparison of limited amounts of material, edge-punched cards provide accessible storage of information, as well as rapid means o…
Small Pressures and Cultural Drift as Explanations for Abandonment of the San Juan Area, New Mexico and Arizona
During the 12th and 13th centuries A.D., diverse populations of Pueblo Indians gradually withdrew from the drainages of the San Juan River and its tributaries, leaving the area uninhabited and open to future reoccupancy by Navajos. Two hypotheses have been put forward to explain these emigrations: the great drought theory and the Athabaskan raider theory. However, data from recent field work in the Four Corners area can be put together with clues…
The Desert Culture of the Western Great Basin: A Lifeway of Seasonal Transhumance
The practice of seasonal transhumance was a central feature of the Desert culture of the western Great Basin. Ethnographic studies have provided us with considerable knowledge of the land-use and seasonal rounds of protohistoric groups such as the Kuzedika Paiute of Mono Lake, California. Archaeology carries ethnography backward in time, indicating that Paiute sites were formerly utilized by a long succession of predecessors, most of whom were ge…
The Mono Craters Petroglyphs, California
An unreported group of petroglyphs, all versions of a single 'horseshoe' symbol carved in high relief, occur on an isolated volcanic peak. The more realistic ones appear to represent female genitalia and the rest seem to be more abstract versions of the same motif. Archaeological investigation has disclosed similar motifs in Southern California and ethnological research has turned up clues in the literature suggesting that the same 'horseshoe' sy…
The Desert Culture of the Western Great Basin: A Lifeway of Seasonal Transhumance
The practice of seasonal transhumance was a central feature of the Desert culture of the western Great Basin. Ethnographic studies have provided us with considerable knowledge of the land-use and seasonal rounds of protohistoric groups such as the Kuzedika Paiute of Mono Lake, California. Archaeology carries ethnography backward in time, indicating that Paiute sites were formerly utilized by a long succession of predecessors, most of whom were ge…
The 'Exposed Archaeology' of China Lake, California
Some of the richest and most varied archaeological information in North America lies on desert surfaces of the Greater Southwest and Great Basin. Because these sites are erosional exposures, it has been common to discount them and to overlook the opportunities they afford. This article outlines procedures which have proved successful in studying an extensive area of Paleo-Indian sites at China Lake, California. These procedures may be adapted to …
Small Pressures and Cultural Drift as Explanations for Abandonment of the San Juan Area, New Mexico and Arizona
During the 12th and 13th centuries A.D., diverse populations of Pueblo Indians gradually withdrew from the drainages of the San Juan River and its tributaries, leaving the area uninhabited and open to future reoccupancy by Navajos. Two hypotheses have been put forward to explain these emigrations: the great drought theory and the Athabaskan raider theory. However, data from recent field work in the Four Corners area can be put together with clues…
Archeology: The Sayles Complex: A Late Milling Stone Assemblage from Cajon Pass and the Ecological Implications of Its Scraper Planes. M akoto K owta . University of California Publications in Anthrop…
Man and Water at Pleistocene Lake Mohave
Also, Heizer questions the existence of a period of climate moister than that of today at the time when makers of the Lake Mohave lithic complex camped about high shorelines.The following article attempts to do two things:(1) Distinguish descriptively between sand-wear and wave-wear so that other archaeologists can use these criteria.(2) Show that a widespread cultural co-tradition existed in the Inter-Montane West about 7000 B.C. during a period…
The Mono Craters Petroglyphs, California
An unreported group of petroglyphs, all versions of a single 'horseshoe' symbol carved in high relief, occur on an isolated volcanic peak. The more realistic ones appear to represent female genitalia and the rest seem to be more abstract versions of the same motif. Archaeological investigation has disclosed similar motifs in Southern California and ethnological research has turned up clues in the literature suggesting that the same 'horseshoe' sy…
The Mono Craters Petroglyphs, California
An unreported group of petroglyphs, all versions of a single 'horseshoe' symbol carved in high relief, occur on an isolated volcanic peak. The more realistic ones appear to represent female genitalia and the rest seem to be more abstract versions of the same motif. Archaeological investigation has disclosed similar motifs in Southern California and ethnological research has turned up clues in the literature suggesting that the same 'horseshoe' sy…
The Desert Culture of the Western Great Basin: A Lifeway of Seasonal Transhumance
The practice of seasonal transhumance was a central feature of the Desert culture of the western Great Basin. Ethnographic studies have provided us with considerable knowledge of the land-use and seasonal rounds of protohistoric groups such as the Kuzedika Paiute of Mono Lake, California. Archaeology carries ethnography backward in time, indicating that Paiute sites were formerly utilized by a long succession of predecessors, most of whom were ge…
Three Applications of Edge-Punched Cards for Recording and Analyzing Field Data
Materials recovered in archaeological research expand in numbers, while increasingly refined analytical techniques make sorting more complicated than ever. Welldesigned data sheets, tailored to a specific job and carrying space for on-the-spot illustrations, expedite field reporting and report writing. For analysis and comparison of limited amounts of material, edge-punched cards provide accessible storage of information, as well as rapid means o…
Small Pressures and Cultural Drift as Explanations for Abandonment of the San Juan Area, New Mexico and Arizona
During the 12th and 13th centuries A.D., diverse populations of Pueblo Indians gradually withdrew from the drainages of the San Juan River and its tributaries, leaving the area uninhabited and open to future reoccupancy by Navajos. Two hypotheses have been put forward to explain these emigrations: the great drought theory and the Athabaskan raider theory. However, data from recent field work in the Four Corners area can be put together with clues…
Herschel C. Smith: 1907–1966
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Man and Water at Pleistocene Lake Mohave
Also, Heizer questions the existence of a period of climate moister than that of today at the time when makers of the Lake Mohave lithic complex camped about high shorelines.The following article attempts to do two things:(1) Distinguish descriptively between sand-wear and wave-wear so that other archaeologists can use these criteria.(2) Show that a widespread cultural co-tradition existed in the Inter-Montane West about 7000 B.C. during a period…
Archeology: The Sayles Complex: A Late Milling Stone Assemblage from Cajon Pass and the Ecological Implications of Its Scraper Planes. M akoto K owta . University of California Publications in Anthrop…
Field Methods and Laboratory Techniques: Point of Pines . 1955. Produced and narrated by CHARLES DI Peso
The 'Exposed Archaeology' of China Lake, California
Some of the richest and most varied archaeological information in North America lies on desert surfaces of the Greater Southwest and Great Basin. Because these sites are erosional exposures, it has been common to discount them and to overlook the opportunities they afford. This article outlines procedures which have proved successful in studying an extensive area of Paleo-Indian sites at China Lake, California. These procedures may be adapted to …
News and Short Contributions
Emma Lou Davis, John S. Henderson, Thomas R. Hester, W. D. Kingery, W. H. Gourdin, John Tomenchuk, Steve Tomenchuk, R. Ross Holloway, Norman Hammond, News and Short Contributions, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 3, No. 3 (1976), pp. 341-357
Determinants of fire activity during the last 3500 yr at a wildland—urban interface, Alberta, Canada
Long-term records of wildfires and their controlling factors are important sources of information for informing land management practices. Here, dendrochronology and lake sediment analyses are used to develop a 3500-yr fire and vegetation history for a montane forest in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The tree-ring record (AD 1771-2012) indicates that this region historically experienced a mixed-severity fire regime, and that effective fir…
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