Abstract
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 uniquely Californian artistic tradition are critical to discerning potential interaction spheres, population dynamics, and linguistic patterns in coastal southern California prehistory.
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