Sheltering in place and reading PDF files . Talking about cultural aspects of the people central sierras centered around Lake Tahoe region . I just skimmed through about 170 pages and this statement at the end tells me maybe they need to study my collection . All trails to the east from home pass right through the Washoe region and most of the point types from Tilly's Hill are found on both sides of the hill and lithic types .
Ethnographic data indicate that the Washoe may have been
predominantly matrilocal (Lowie 1939: 308), which is consistent with this hypothesis.
Further development of this descriptive hypothesis would require modeling
environmental variables specifically to generate mathematical predictions subject to
empirical testing. This work lies ahead.
It is not likely that archaeologists will ever find a satisfactory “smoking-gun”
indicating any particular cultural affiliation with people on either side of the mountain.
By sketching together hypotheses such as the one roughed about above, it will be
possible to generate specific and testable hypotheses about cultural affiliation,
adaptation, and displace
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