The Children of Rogers Lake: Knap Time as a Clue to Site Function in the Western Mojave Desert

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" The Children of Rogers Lake: Knap Time as a Clue to Site Function in the Western Mojave Desert "
Walsh, Michael R.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	940646
Doc. No	:	LA1w8311hm
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Walsh, Michael R.
Title & Author	:	The Children of Rogers Lake: Knap Time as a Clue to Site Function in the Western Mojave Desert [Article]\ Walsh, Michael R.
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
Volume/ Issue Number	:	31/2
Date	:	2011
Abstract	:	Learning a craft by trial and error leaves an identi able signature in the material record, one that crosscuts time periods, cultures, and crafts. Novice training is also strongly correlated with speci c non-material variables, including the makeup of the student-teacher population, the location, and the timing of novice training. Based on intrinsic characteristics, an assemblage of projectile points from the western Mojave Desert is attributed to novices learning to knap. Inferences are derived from this assemblage regarding resident site population, the likely season of site occupation, and therefore the likely site function. It is suggested that, no matter the speci c craft, identi cation of novice artisan training areas may provide a valuable clue to hunter-gatherer site demography, seasonality, and resource acquisition.