This volume highlights the latest research on the foundations of sociopolitical complexity in coastal California. The populous maritime societies of southern Ca

Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast

"The Chumash World at European Contact is a major achievement that will be required reading and a fundamental reference in a variety of disciplines for years to

Socialising Complexity introduces the concept of complexity as a tool, rather than a category, for understanding social formations. This new take on complexity

Author Paul Campbell reveals the knowledge he has spent 20 years learning and reproducing from California natives. Included are sections on the basic skills of