Rob Q Cuthrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 299630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rob Q Cuthrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rob Q |
| FAMILY NAME | Cuthrell |
| SIGNATURE | CUTHRELL R Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 94 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Food and Labour under Imperial Rule: Unravelling the Food Landscape of Transplanted Workers (mitmaqkuna) in the Inka Empire
The Inka empire's expansion incorporated diverse cultural and ecological elements in microcosmic representations of their empire. Imperial practices included the resettlement of communities from various regions into labour enclaves near Inka ceremonial, administrative and economic hubs. This degree of imperial control might suggest a limitation on Inka subjects’ freedom to integrate non-local food resources into their diets. Employing starch grai…
Archaeobotany of Early Agriculture: Macrobotany
The historical ecology of central California coast fishing: Perspectives from Point Reyes National Seashore
Geophysical Investigation of Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, California
Archaeological laboratory extraction procedures and starch degradation: Effects of sonication, deflocculation, and hydrochloric acid on starch granule morphology
Testing phytolith analysis approaches to estimate the prehistoric anthropogenic burning regime on the central California coast
Anthropogenic burning and the Anthropocene in late-Holocene California
This paper examines the hypothesis that human landscape modifications involving early agriculture contributed to greenhouse gas emissions in preindustrial times, a proposal that has significant implications for the timing of the Anthropocene era. In synthesizing recent papers that both advocate and challenge this hypothesis, we identify a major bias in the ongoing debate, which focuses on the land clearance practices of agrarian people, with insu…
A conceptual framework for a computer-assisted, morphometric-based phytolith analysis and classification system
Population Genetic Structure of California Hazelnut, An Important Food Source for People in Quiroste Valley in the Late Holocene
California hazelnuts (Corylus cornuta var. californica) are abundant in the archaeological record of site CA-SMA-113 in Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve, and hazel management on the Central Coast was recorded in late 18th century Spanish accounts. However, this species is currently absent from Quiroste Valley proper and rare in the watershed, though it is locally common elsewhere in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Because high California hazelnut abun…
Anthropogenic Burning on the Central California Coast in Late Holocene and Early Historical Times: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions
In this final paper, we summarize the results of the eco-archaeological project, address five research questions concerning anthropogenic burning on the central California coast in Late Holocene and early historical times, and outline plans for future research
Phytolith Evidence for a Grass-Dominated Prairie Landscape at Quiroste Valley on the Central Coast of California
Phytoliths are microscopic particles of silica formed in many plant taxa, particularly grasses. To better understand the extent of grass-dominated vegetation and the utilization of grasses by indigenous peoples in Quiroste Valley on the central coast of California, we used phytolith analysis of soil columns collected on the valley floor and columns collected within late Holocene archaeological site CA-SMA-113, located within the valley. Surface s…
Archaeobotanical Evidence for Indigenous Burning Practices and Foodways at CA-SMA-113
On the central California coast, the low incidence of lightning fires, coupled with a relatively predictable regional vegetation succession pattern, leads to the expectation that in the absence of regular anthropogenic burning, the landscape would have been dominated by dense woody shrubland and forest cover with few plant food resources. Assessment of historical vegetation change in the Quiroste Valley research area supports this hypothesis. Arc…
Natural Resources, Geomorphology, and Archaeology of Site CA-SMA-113 in Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve, California
Interpreting archaeological and paleoecological data with respect to indigenous landscape management practices requires a framework describing the natural resources, history of landscape development, and lifeways in the area under study. With frequent anthropogenic burning, we predict that the landscape around Quiroste Valley would have supported a varied and reliable mixture of plant and animal resources, and people living there would have had a…
An Archaeological and Historical View of Quiroste Tribal Genesis
The ethnographic Quiroste tribe has been described as the most powerful tribe on the San Francisco Peninsular coast ( Citation:186). Archaeological and historical information from within their ancestral territory, especially at Año Nuevo State Park, reveals a long tradition of in situ cultural developments spanning the middle and late Holocene. Año Nuevo State Park was the center for Monterey chert stone tool production, and a source of export fo…
Rethinking the Study of Landscape Management Practices Among Hunter-Gatherers in North America
There has been little movement to systematically incorporate the study of indigenous landscape management practices into the method and theory of hunter-gatherer research in North American archaeology, despite a growing interest in this topic. The purposes of this article are twofold. One is to address why, until quite recently, archaeologists have been reluctant to engage in the current debate about the scale and ecological impact of these pract…
Rethinking the Study of Landscape Management Practices Among Hunter-Gatherers in North America
There has been little movement to systematically incorporate the study of indigenous landscape management practices into the method and theory of hunter-gatherer research in North American archaeology, despite a growing interest in this topic. The purposes of this article are twofold. One is to address why, until quite recently, archaeologists have been reluctant to engage in the current debate about the scale and ecological impact of these pract…
Testing phytolith analysis approaches to estimate the prehistoric anthropogenic burning regime on the central California coast
The historical ecology of central California coast fishing: Perspectives from Point Reyes National Seashore
Anthropogenic burning and the Anthropocene in late-Holocene California
This paper examines the hypothesis that human landscape modifications involving early agriculture contributed to greenhouse gas emissions in preindustrial times, a proposal that has significant implications for the timing of the Anthropocene era. In synthesizing recent papers that both advocate and challenge this hypothesis, we identify a major bias in the ongoing debate, which focuses on the land clearance practices of agrarian people, with insu…
Anthropogenic Burning on the Central California Coast in Late Holocene and Early Historical Times: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions
In this final paper, we summarize the results of the eco-archaeological project, address five research questions concerning anthropogenic burning on the central California coast in Late Holocene and early historical times, and outline plans for future research
An Archaeological and Historical View of Quiroste Tribal Genesis
The ethnographic Quiroste tribe has been described as the most powerful tribe on the San Francisco Peninsular coast ( Citation:186). Archaeological and historical information from within their ancestral territory, especially at Año Nuevo State Park, reveals a long tradition of in situ cultural developments spanning the middle and late Holocene. Año Nuevo State Park was the center for Monterey chert stone tool production, and a source of export fo…
Geophysical Investigation of Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, California
Archaeological laboratory extraction procedures and starch degradation: Effects of sonication, deflocculation, and hydrochloric acid on starch granule morphology
Archaeobotanical Evidence for Indigenous Burning Practices and Foodways at CA-SMA-113
On the central California coast, the low incidence of lightning fires, coupled with a relatively predictable regional vegetation succession pattern, leads to the expectation that in the absence of regular anthropogenic burning, the landscape would have been dominated by dense woody shrubland and forest cover with few plant food resources. Assessment of historical vegetation change in the Quiroste Valley research area supports this hypothesis. Arc…
Food and Labour under Imperial Rule: Unravelling the Food Landscape of Transplanted Workers (mitmaqkuna) in the Inka Empire
The Inka empire's expansion incorporated diverse cultural and ecological elements in microcosmic representations of their empire. Imperial practices included the resettlement of communities from various regions into labour enclaves near Inka ceremonial, administrative and economic hubs. This degree of imperial control might suggest a limitation on Inka subjects’ freedom to integrate non-local food resources into their diets. Employing starch grai…
A conceptual framework for a computer-assisted, morphometric-based phytolith analysis and classification system
Phytolith Evidence for a Grass-Dominated Prairie Landscape at Quiroste Valley on the Central Coast of California
Phytoliths are microscopic particles of silica formed in many plant taxa, particularly grasses. To better understand the extent of grass-dominated vegetation and the utilization of grasses by indigenous peoples in Quiroste Valley on the central coast of California, we used phytolith analysis of soil columns collected on the valley floor and columns collected within late Holocene archaeological site CA-SMA-113, located within the valley. Surface s…
Population Genetic Structure of California Hazelnut, An Important Food Source for People in Quiroste Valley in the Late Holocene
California hazelnuts (Corylus cornuta var. californica) are abundant in the archaeological record of site CA-SMA-113 in Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve, and hazel management on the Central Coast was recorded in late 18th century Spanish accounts. However, this species is currently absent from Quiroste Valley proper and rare in the watershed, though it is locally common elsewhere in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Because high California hazelnut abun…
Anthropogenic Burning on the Central California Coast in Late Holocene and Early Historical Times: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions
In this final paper, we summarize the results of the eco-archaeological project, address five research questions concerning anthropogenic burning on the central California coast in Late Holocene and early historical times, and outline plans for future research
Phytolith Evidence for a Grass-Dominated Prairie Landscape at Quiroste Valley on the Central Coast of California
Phytoliths are microscopic particles of silica formed in many plant taxa, particularly grasses. To better understand the extent of grass-dominated vegetation and the utilization of grasses by indigenous peoples in Quiroste Valley on the central coast of California, we used phytolith analysis of soil columns collected on the valley floor and columns collected within late Holocene archaeological site CA-SMA-113, located within the valley. Surface s…
Archaeobotanical Evidence for Indigenous Burning Practices and Foodways at CA-SMA-113
On the central California coast, the low incidence of lightning fires, coupled with a relatively predictable regional vegetation succession pattern, leads to the expectation that in the absence of regular anthropogenic burning, the landscape would have been dominated by dense woody shrubland and forest cover with few plant food resources. Assessment of historical vegetation change in the Quiroste Valley research area supports this hypothesis. Arc…
Natural Resources, Geomorphology, and Archaeology of Site CA-SMA-113 in Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve, California
Interpreting archaeological and paleoecological data with respect to indigenous landscape management practices requires a framework describing the natural resources, history of landscape development, and lifeways in the area under study. With frequent anthropogenic burning, we predict that the landscape around Quiroste Valley would have supported a varied and reliable mixture of plant and animal resources, and people living there would have had a…
An Archaeological and Historical View of Quiroste Tribal Genesis
The ethnographic Quiroste tribe has been described as the most powerful tribe on the San Francisco Peninsular coast ( Citation:186). Archaeological and historical information from within their ancestral territory, especially at Año Nuevo State Park, reveals a long tradition of in situ cultural developments spanning the middle and late Holocene. Año Nuevo State Park was the center for Monterey chert stone tool production, and a source of export fo…
Rethinking the Study of Landscape Management Practices Among Hunter-Gatherers in North America
There has been little movement to systematically incorporate the study of indigenous landscape management practices into the method and theory of hunter-gatherer research in North American archaeology, despite a growing interest in this topic. The purposes of this article are twofold. One is to address why, until quite recently, archaeologists have been reluctant to engage in the current debate about the scale and ecological impact of these pract…
Anthropogenic burning and the Anthropocene in late-Holocene California
This paper examines the hypothesis that human landscape modifications involving early agriculture contributed to greenhouse gas emissions in preindustrial times, a proposal that has significant implications for the timing of the Anthropocene era. In synthesizing recent papers that both advocate and challenge this hypothesis, we identify a major bias in the ongoing debate, which focuses on the land clearance practices of agrarian people, with insu…
A conceptual framework for a computer-assisted, morphometric-based phytolith analysis and classification system
Archaeological laboratory extraction procedures and starch degradation: Effects of sonication, deflocculation, and hydrochloric acid on starch granule morphology
Testing phytolith analysis approaches to estimate the prehistoric anthropogenic burning regime on the central California coast
The historical ecology of central California coast fishing: Perspectives from Point Reyes National Seashore
Geophysical Investigation of Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, California
Archaeobotany of Early Agriculture: Macrobotany
Food and Labour under Imperial Rule: Unravelling the Food Landscape of Transplanted Workers (mitmaqkuna) in the Inka Empire
The Inka empire's expansion incorporated diverse cultural and ecological elements in microcosmic representations of their empire. Imperial practices included the resettlement of communities from various regions into labour enclaves near Inka ceremonial, administrative and economic hubs. This degree of imperial control might suggest a limitation on Inka subjects’ freedom to integrate non-local food resources into their diets. Employing starch grai…
Archaeology (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Holocene (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 works) · Indigenous (4 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 works)