Millingstone Horizon is an archaeological period of
Native American dominance denoting a period in
California
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, United States involving extensive use of
manos and other grinding technology. The interval is a subset of the
Archaic Period; specifically Millingstone is usually applied to the period
6500 to
1500 BC
The 1500s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1509 BC to December 31, 1500 BC.
Events and trends
* 1506 BC — Cecrops, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 50 years. Having survived his own son, he is succeeded by Cranaus.
*c. 150 ...
. Alternatively this epoch within
North America is known as the Encinitas Tradition. Archaeological recovery from a number of sites in California has yielded evidence of Native American habitation and daily life in this period that ended around 3,500 years ago.
Example sites
The
Chumash people
The Chumash are a Native American people of the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malib ...
, who inhabited much of present-day
San Luis Obispo County,
Santa Barbara County
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Santa Barba ...
, and
Ventura County
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have Millingstone Horizon elements in their history. For example, an extensive site at
Morro Creek in the present day town of
Morro Bay has yielded evidence of coastal Chumash in the Millingstone period.
[C.M. Hogan, 2008]
See also
*
Chumash
*
Quern-stone
Quern-stones are stone tools for hand- grinding a wide variety of materials. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber or handstone. The ...
*
Native American history of California
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Native Americans (disambiguation)
In arts and entertai ...
References
* Terry L. Jones and Kathryn Klar (2007) ''California Prehistory: Colonization, Culture, and Complexity'', Published by Rowman Altamira , 408 pages
* C.Michael Hogan (2008) ''Morro Creek'', ed. by A. Burnha
Line notes
Archaic period in North America
Archaeological sites in California
Morro Bay
History of San Luis Obispo County, California
Native American history of California
Pre-statehood history of California
Chumash
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