Jan Timbrook
Biographic Data
| ID | 141938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jan Timbrook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Timbrook |
| SIGNATURE | TIMBROOK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reflecting on Ethnobiology from 1978 to 2018
The Chumash World at European Contact
The Chumash and the swordfish
Linguistic, ethnographic, archaeological and technical evidence demonstrates the mythological and ceremonial importance of the swordfish in Chumash culture. From at least the 1st century AD, there existed among the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region, California, a productive fishery for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) by harpoon. The probability is that a shamanistic cult was intended to bring this great 'master of the sea' within reach of fishermen…
The Chumash and the swordfish
Linguistic, ethnographic, archaeological and technical evidence demonstrates the mythological and ceremonial importance of the swordfish in Chumash culture. From at least the 1st century AD, there existed among the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region, California, a productive fishery for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) by harpoon. The probability is that a shamanistic cult was intended to bring this great 'master of the sea' within reach of fishermen…
The Chumash and the swordfish
Linguistic, ethnographic, archaeological and technical evidence demonstrates the mythological and ceremonial importance of the swordfish in Chumash culture. From at least the 1st century AD, there existed among the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region, California, a productive fishery for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) by harpoon. The probability is that a shamanistic cult was intended to bring this great 'master of the sea' within reach of fishermen…
The Chumash World at European Contact
Reflecting on Ethnobiology from 1978 to 2018
Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Cult (1 work) · Environmental ethics (1 work)