| Title | An Osteo-Archaeological Investigation of Pinniped Remains at Seal Rock, Oregon (35 LNC 14) |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1978 |
| Authors | Snyder, Sandra L. |
| Advisor | Ross, Richard E. |
| Academic Department | Interdisciplinary Studies: Anthropology, History, Zoology |
| Degree | M.A.I.S. |
| Pagination | 96 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1978 .R345, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, archeology, California sea lion = Zalophus californianus, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, marine mammals, Native Americans, Northern fur seal = Callorhinus ursinus, paleosciences, pinnipeds, Seal Rock, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubata |
| Notes | "Contrary to ethnographic literature, the Alsea did possess the technology and the will to hunt pinnipeds... Adult male Stellar sea lions were hunted to a much greater degree than any other sex or age class of any of the species represented..." (p.82-83) Most artifiacts found were parts of harpoon heads. Includes bw photographs of marine mammal bones. Richard E. Ross was major professor. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/tx31qp13z |
