The San Dieguito Complex: A Review and Hypothesis
- 1 April 1967
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 32 (2), 168-185
- https://doi.org/10.2307/277902
Abstract
The confusing terminology surrounding the San Dieguito complex is reviewed, and a critical evaluation of the content of this complex is undertaken. The San Dieguito complex is redefined and includes Lake Mohave, Death Valley I, and Playa I and II complexes. An age of greater than 6000 B.C. is shown for at least one component of the complex and a date of 7000 to 8000 B.C. is suggested for the complex as a whole.The hypothesis is developed that the San Dieguito complex is distinct from the Desert culture and represents a generalized hunting tradition which moved into the area along a north-south belt in the western Great Basin.Keywords
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