Franklin Fenenga
Biographic Data
| ID | 140400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Franklin Fenenga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Franklin |
| FAMILY NAME | Fenenga |
| SIGNATURE | FENENGA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 111 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1938 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Obituary
I am especially interested in the way in which culture conditions human behavior, the fact that each of us gains his culture by learning in a particular society, and that this learning provides options that pennit both personal and societal adaptations to environmental changes. I am interested in the vast range of cultural systems that have served the function of this mechanism. I regard the concept of culture and the infinite variations in cultu…
Plains Anthropologist
Post-1800 mining camps
Ethnology and Ethnography
An Early Ninereenth Century Account of Assiniboine Quillwork
Archeology
The Interdependence of Archeology. and Ethnology as Illustrated by the Ice-Glider Game of the Northern Plains
The Weights of Chipped Stone Points
The Archaeology of the Slick Rock Village, Tulare County, California
Slick rock village (4Tul 10) was excavated by a Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys field party under the direction of the writer between June 20 and July 30, 1950. It is one of nine very similar sites which will be covered by the reservoir pool to be created by the construction of the Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River. This particular site was chosen for excavation because it showed less evidence of modification by recent cultural activit…
Excavation of Tommy Tucker Cave, Lassen County, California
The following is a brief account of the partial excavation of a cave on the east side of Honey Lake Valley, near Wendel in Lassen County, California. Although the materials recovered are not extensive, these notes seem warranted by the fact that this is the only dry cave archaeology done south of Oregon on this extreme western periphery of the Great Basin. Ninety miles to the east, work has been done in Lovelock Cave and Humboldt Cave. Some 150 m…
A Comment on 'The Pedestal Vessels of the Madisonville Site
In a recent note, John W. Griffin has suggested that the form of the pedestal vessels from the Madisonville site is derived from a European model. He quotes Holmes, who thought the design was possibly copied from the work of southern neighbors (Middle Mississippian?), but rejects this conclusion on the basis that 'the pedestal of this vessel can hardly be considered related to the annular bases and occasional pedestal-like bases of Middle Mississ…
Further Notes on the Susanville Atlatl
Shortly after the original article on the Susanville atlatl appeared in American Antiquity, Mr. M. R. Harrington, Curator of the Southwest Museum, wrote us that he had information which would probably clear up the problems presented by this unusual specimen. In the first place, it appears that Charlie Paiute was not the principal in the case, but rather his son-in-law, George Evans, husband of Charlie's daughter, Orrie Evans. Secondly, the eviden…
The Origin and Authenticity of an Atlatl and an Atlatl Dart from Lassen County, California
In October, 1939, an atlatl and an atlatl dart were brought from Lassen County, California, to the Lillard Museum for examination. These pieces had been found in Susanville in the collection of Mrs. McDow, whose husband had obtained them from an Indian, Charlie Paiute, formerly a resident of the Susanville area.The atlatl is made apparently of willow; is 75 cm. long; averages 21 mm. in width; is 10 mm. thick at the distal end and increases to 13 …
A Reply to “Folsom and Nepesta Points”
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An Atlatl from the Baylor Rock Shelter, Culberson County, Texas
During the early spring of 1938, a collector from Van Horn, Gilbert Monk, carried on superficial excavations at the Baylor Rock Shelter twelve miles north of Van Horn in Culberson County, Texas. His digging yielded crude yucca sandals, fiber cordage, undecorated pottery sherds, fragments of compound darts, a tumpline forehead band, a cache of chipped flints including a drill, a projectile point, and three knives, and a complete atlatl.It is the r…
Archaeological Horizons in Central California
Surface finds of Folsom-type points have been noted.See Harrington, 1938a, 1938bj and Heizer
Material Culture Notes
The Weights of Chipped Stone Points
Archaeological Horizons in Central California
Surface finds of Folsom-type points have been noted.See Harrington, 1938a, 1938bj and Heizer
An Atlatl from the Baylor Rock Shelter, Culberson County, Texas
During the early spring of 1938, a collector from Van Horn, Gilbert Monk, carried on superficial excavations at the Baylor Rock Shelter twelve miles north of Van Horn in Culberson County, Texas. His digging yielded crude yucca sandals, fiber cordage, undecorated pottery sherds, fragments of compound darts, a tumpline forehead band, a cache of chipped flints including a drill, a projectile point, and three knives, and a complete atlatl.It is the r…
Obituary
I am especially interested in the way in which culture conditions human behavior, the fact that each of us gains his culture by learning in a particular society, and that this learning provides options that pennit both personal and societal adaptations to environmental changes. I am interested in the vast range of cultural systems that have served the function of this mechanism. I regard the concept of culture and the infinite variations in cultu…
The Archaeology of the Slick Rock Village, Tulare County, California
Slick rock village (4Tul 10) was excavated by a Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys field party under the direction of the writer between June 20 and July 30, 1950. It is one of nine very similar sites which will be covered by the reservoir pool to be created by the construction of the Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River. This particular site was chosen for excavation because it showed less evidence of modification by recent cultural activit…
Post-1800 mining camps
Excavation of Tommy Tucker Cave, Lassen County, California
The following is a brief account of the partial excavation of a cave on the east side of Honey Lake Valley, near Wendel in Lassen County, California. Although the materials recovered are not extensive, these notes seem warranted by the fact that this is the only dry cave archaeology done south of Oregon on this extreme western periphery of the Great Basin. Ninety miles to the east, work has been done in Lovelock Cave and Humboldt Cave. Some 150 m…
The Origin and Authenticity of an Atlatl and an Atlatl Dart from Lassen County, California
In October, 1939, an atlatl and an atlatl dart were brought from Lassen County, California, to the Lillard Museum for examination. These pieces had been found in Susanville in the collection of Mrs. McDow, whose husband had obtained them from an Indian, Charlie Paiute, formerly a resident of the Susanville area.The atlatl is made apparently of willow; is 75 cm. long; averages 21 mm. in width; is 10 mm. thick at the distal end and increases to 13 …
Material Culture Notes
Material Culture Notes
Archaeological Horizons in Central California
Surface finds of Folsom-type points have been noted.See Harrington, 1938a, 1938bj and Heizer
A Reply to “Folsom and Nepesta Points”
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
An Atlatl from the Baylor Rock Shelter, Culberson County, Texas
During the early spring of 1938, a collector from Van Horn, Gilbert Monk, carried on superficial excavations at the Baylor Rock Shelter twelve miles north of Van Horn in Culberson County, Texas. His digging yielded crude yucca sandals, fiber cordage, undecorated pottery sherds, fragments of compound darts, a tumpline forehead band, a cache of chipped flints including a drill, a projectile point, and three knives, and a complete atlatl.It is the r…
The Origin and Authenticity of an Atlatl and an Atlatl Dart from Lassen County, California
In October, 1939, an atlatl and an atlatl dart were brought from Lassen County, California, to the Lillard Museum for examination. These pieces had been found in Susanville in the collection of Mrs. McDow, whose husband had obtained them from an Indian, Charlie Paiute, formerly a resident of the Susanville area.The atlatl is made apparently of willow; is 75 cm. long; averages 21 mm. in width; is 10 mm. thick at the distal end and increases to 13 …
Further Notes on the Susanville Atlatl
Shortly after the original article on the Susanville atlatl appeared in American Antiquity, Mr. M. R. Harrington, Curator of the Southwest Museum, wrote us that he had information which would probably clear up the problems presented by this unusual specimen. In the first place, it appears that Charlie Paiute was not the principal in the case, but rather his son-in-law, George Evans, husband of Charlie's daughter, Orrie Evans. Secondly, the eviden…
A Comment on 'The Pedestal Vessels of the Madisonville Site
In a recent note, John W. Griffin has suggested that the form of the pedestal vessels from the Madisonville site is derived from a European model. He quotes Holmes, who thought the design was possibly copied from the work of southern neighbors (Middle Mississippian?), but rejects this conclusion on the basis that 'the pedestal of this vessel can hardly be considered related to the annular bases and occasional pedestal-like bases of Middle Mississ…
Excavation of Tommy Tucker Cave, Lassen County, California
The following is a brief account of the partial excavation of a cave on the east side of Honey Lake Valley, near Wendel in Lassen County, California. Although the materials recovered are not extensive, these notes seem warranted by the fact that this is the only dry cave archaeology done south of Oregon on this extreme western periphery of the Great Basin. Ninety miles to the east, work has been done in Lovelock Cave and Humboldt Cave. Some 150 m…
The Archaeology of the Slick Rock Village, Tulare County, California
Slick rock village (4Tul 10) was excavated by a Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys field party under the direction of the writer between June 20 and July 30, 1950. It is one of nine very similar sites which will be covered by the reservoir pool to be created by the construction of the Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River. This particular site was chosen for excavation because it showed less evidence of modification by recent cultural activit…
The Weights of Chipped Stone Points
The Interdependence of Archeology. and Ethnology as Illustrated by the Ice-Glider Game of the Northern Plains
An Early Ninereenth Century Account of Assiniboine Quillwork
Archeology
Ethnology and Ethnography
Post-1800 mining camps
Obituary
I am especially interested in the way in which culture conditions human behavior, the fact that each of us gains his culture by learning in a particular society, and that this learning provides options that pennit both personal and societal adaptations to environmental changes. I am interested in the vast range of cultural systems that have served the function of this mechanism. I regard the concept of culture and the infinite variations in cultu…
Plains Anthropologist
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