This study considers the idea that Desert Side-notched points are of Numic origin by comparing those found in Numic and non-Numic areas. Considering Cultural Transmission theory, it is hypothesized that Desert Side-notched points found in non-Numic ar . . .

The study investigated pre-contact land use on the western slope of California’s central Sierra Nevada, within the subalpine and alpine zones of the Tuolumne River watershed, Yosemite National Park. Relying on existing data for 373 archaeological site . . .

This study examines the influence of neoliberalism on current US education practices and policies with specific focus on the education of English Language Learners. In addition, this study focuses on how educators understand their roles as supporting . . .

Through an ethnographic analysis of activism in Oak Park, a working-class neighborhood of Sacramento, California, this work explores conflict in the ways different community groups define social change and reveals how different perspectives on such ch . . .

Relative to flaked stone assemblages, ground stone implements have generally been subject to less intensive examination and interpretation. The present research uses a methodology that centers on functional associations within and between major ground . . .

Despite several decades of archaeological work in Owens Valley, lands along the river have been neglected. This thesis investigates prehistoric use of the Owens River and its surrounding environment. The research seeks to identify how use of riverine . . .

This thesis seeks to investigate the influence of evolved human cognitive mechanisms on contemporary perceptions and categorizations of food with a particular focus on the meaning of “natural”. The first research question of this thesis asks whether p . . .

The Borax Lake Pattern represents a unique pattern of technological organization found throughout northern California during the early/middle Holocene. The technological organization of the stone tool assemblage is thought to reflect a residentially m . . .

Ethnographic, biogeographic, and archaeological data suggest that root crops were an important part of the Late Archaic diet in northeastern California. Definitive evidence for the prehistoric existence of this pattern remains equivocal, however, requ . . .

Knowing what factors influenced pre-hispanic people’s choice of raw materials for maize-grinding tools is important in increasing our understanding of intensified maize preparation and changes in patterns of social, economic, and political development . . .