Title | Analysis of shellfish remains from 35LNC33: a site in the Salmon river Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Becker, Thomas E. |
Editor | Tasa, Guy L., and Brian L. O'Neill |
Secondary Title | Dunes, Headlands, Estuaries, and Rivers: Current Archaeological Research on the Oregon Coast |
Tertiary Title | Association of Oregon Archaeologists Occasional Paper |
Volume | no.8 |
Pagination | p.65-72 |
Publisher | Association of Oregon Archaeologists |
City | Eugene, Or. |
Call Number | Available through Summit or Interlibrary Loan |
Keywords | archeology, California mussel = Mytilus californianus, prehistory |
Notes | Prehistoric Salmon River inhabitants mostly consumed mussels and barnacles, and some chiton. Clam remains were negligible. Speculates that tsunami cycles could explain the absence of clams. |