The ''Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology'' is a leading regional source of scholarly information on the

ethnography Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject ...

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsc ...

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Ling ...

, and Native American

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

of the

Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the We ...

created by Harry Lawton. It is published by Malki Museum Press, based on the Morongo Indian Reservation in

Banning, California Banning is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 29,505 as of the 2020 census, down from 29,603 at the 2010 census. It is situated in the San Gorgonio Pass, also known as ''Banning Pass''. It is named for Ph ...

. Begun in 1974 as the ''Journal of California Anthropology'', it expanded its scope and changed to its present name in 1979. It has usually published two issues per year. The journal's editors have included: * Michael Kearney (1974–1976) * Philip J. Wilke (1977–1980, 1986–1990) * Harry W. Lawton (1980) * Matthew C. Hall (1980–1985) * Michael K. Lerch (1985) * Mark Q. Sutton (1986–1989, 1991–2000) * Jill Gardner (1998–2000) * Paul Apodaca (2001–2004) * Lynn H. Gamble (2005–2010) * Todd Braje (2011–2012) * Bill Hildebrandt (2013– )

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Journal of California Anthropology, Vol. 1 (1974) through Vol. 5 (1978)Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology, Vol. 1 (1979) through Vol. 36 (2016)
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