Richard T Fitzgerald
Biographic Data
| ID | 4053168 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard T Fitzgerald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard T |
| FAMILY NAME | Fitzgerald |
| SIGNATURE | FITZGERALD R T |
| AFFILIATIONS | California Department of Transportation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beatnik Roots in Archaeology
Trophy Heads or Ancestor Veneration? A Stable Isotope Perspective on Disassociated and Modified Crania in Precontact Central California
Few items in the archaeological record capture the imagination more than human heads separated from their bodies. Such items are sometimes assumed to indicate warfare practices, where 'trophy heads' display power and fighting prowess. Other times, they are interpreted as representing ancestor veneration. Isolated crania are not uncommon in the Early period (ca. 4500-2500 B.P.) in Central California. Some anthropologists interpret them as trophy h…
A Fluted Projectile Point from Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, Alta California
Fluted projectile points are rarely found along the California coast. Only three have been previously documented, one from northern California and two from southern California. A fourth found in Orange County is reported here. This isolated artifact made of local material suggests a Clovis presence along the California littoral at the end of the Pleistocene. We re-examine the evidence of Clovis in California in light of the early occupation of Sa…
The Antiquity and Significance of Effigies and Representational Art in Southern California Prehistory
Zoomorphic and abstract effigies of the southern California mainland and the Channel Islands have long been thought to date to the late Holocene. However, a comprehensive review of radiocarbon dates from several sites containing effigies, along with findings from recent investigations, suggest that this representational art form began by at least the middle Holocene (ca. 3000 cal B.C.), if not earlier. The timing and point of origin of this uniqu…
Ancient long-distance trade in Western North America
On the Weight of the Evidence from Cross Creek
As stated in our original paper (Jones et al. 2002), the Cross Creek site is not of sufficient antiquity to challenge Clovis for temporal priority in western North America, but it pushes the age of the California Milling Stone culture back 2,000 years earlier than previous estimates. The Milling Stone culture and coastal adaptations on the southern California islands are so profoundly different from Clovis that they beg consideration of alternati…
The Cross Creek Site (CA-SLO-1797) and Its Implications for New World Colonization
Recent excavations at the Cross Creek site (CA-SLO-1797) on the central coast of California revealed a stratigraphically discrete midden component dating between ca. 8350 and 7700 cal B.C., making it the oldest mainland shell midden on the west coast of North America. A large recovery volume revealed an assemblage dominated by grinding implements (handstones and milling slabs) and crude core and flake tools typical of California's Milling Stone h…
The Cross Creek Site (CA-SLO-1797) and Its Implications for New World Colonization
Recent excavations at the Cross Creek site (CA-SLO-1797) on the central coast of California revealed a stratigraphically discrete midden component dating between ca. 8350 and 7700 cal B.C., making it the oldest mainland shell midden on the west coast of North America. A large recovery volume revealed an assemblage dominated by grinding implements (handstones and milling slabs) and crude core and flake tools typical of California's Milling Stone h…
Ancient long-distance trade in Western North America
A Fluted Projectile Point from Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, Alta California
Fluted projectile points are rarely found along the California coast. Only three have been previously documented, one from northern California and two from southern California. A fourth found in Orange County is reported here. This isolated artifact made of local material suggests a Clovis presence along the California littoral at the end of the Pleistocene. We re-examine the evidence of Clovis in California in light of the early occupation of Sa…
The Antiquity and Significance of Effigies and Representational Art in Southern California Prehistory
Zoomorphic and abstract effigies of the southern California mainland and the Channel Islands have long been thought to date to the late Holocene. However, a comprehensive review of radiocarbon dates from several sites containing effigies, along with findings from recent investigations, suggest that this representational art form began by at least the middle Holocene (ca. 3000 cal B.C.), if not earlier. The timing and point of origin of this uniqu…
The Cross Creek Site (CA-SLO-1797) and Its Implications for New World Colonization
Recent excavations at the Cross Creek site (CA-SLO-1797) on the central coast of California revealed a stratigraphically discrete midden component dating between ca. 8350 and 7700 cal B.C., making it the oldest mainland shell midden on the west coast of North America. A large recovery volume revealed an assemblage dominated by grinding implements (handstones and milling slabs) and crude core and flake tools typical of California's Milling Stone h…
On the Weight of the Evidence from Cross Creek
As stated in our original paper (Jones et al. 2002), the Cross Creek site is not of sufficient antiquity to challenge Clovis for temporal priority in western North America, but it pushes the age of the California Milling Stone culture back 2,000 years earlier than previous estimates. The Milling Stone culture and coastal adaptations on the southern California islands are so profoundly different from Clovis that they beg consideration of alternati…
Ancient long-distance trade in Western North America
The Antiquity and Significance of Effigies and Representational Art in Southern California Prehistory
Zoomorphic and abstract effigies of the southern California mainland and the Channel Islands have long been thought to date to the late Holocene. However, a comprehensive review of radiocarbon dates from several sites containing effigies, along with findings from recent investigations, suggest that this representational art form began by at least the middle Holocene (ca. 3000 cal B.C.), if not earlier. The timing and point of origin of this uniqu…
A Fluted Projectile Point from Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, Alta California
Fluted projectile points are rarely found along the California coast. Only three have been previously documented, one from northern California and two from southern California. A fourth found in Orange County is reported here. This isolated artifact made of local material suggests a Clovis presence along the California littoral at the end of the Pleistocene. We re-examine the evidence of Clovis in California in light of the early occupation of Sa…
Trophy Heads or Ancestor Veneration? A Stable Isotope Perspective on Disassociated and Modified Crania in Precontact Central California
Few items in the archaeological record capture the imagination more than human heads separated from their bodies. Such items are sometimes assumed to indicate warfare practices, where 'trophy heads' display power and fighting prowess. Other times, they are interpreted as representing ancestor veneration. Isolated crania are not uncommon in the Early period (ca. 4500-2500 B.P.) in Central California. Some anthropologists interpret them as trophy h…
Beatnik Roots in Archaeology
Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · History (4 works) · Geology (3 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 works) · History (3 works) · Pleistocene (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works)