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The House of the Sea: An Essay on the Antiquity of Planked Canoes in Southern California

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Brian Fagan
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Abstract

The Chumash tomol, a sophisticated planked canoe, came into use in the Santa Barbara Channel region of Southern California about 1,500 years ago. It is often assumed that planked watercraft were first developed in the region at about that date. This paper argues, on theoretical grounds, that planked canoes were developed much earlier in Southern California, perhaps as early as 8,500 years ago.

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Resumen

Hace 1,500 años, el la región del canal de Santa Barbara en el sur de California, se comenzó el uso de una canoa sofisticada hecha de tablas gruesas (tomol en la lengua Chumash). Se ha asumido que canoas de este tipo de manufactura fuerón desarolladas por primera vez durante este mismo período. Este ensayo argumenta desde una base teórica que las canoas de tablas gruesas fuerón desarolladas con mucha mayor anterioridad en el sur de California, talvez hace 8,500 años.

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American Antiquity , Volume 69 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 7 - 16
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 2004

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